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The church is situated on high ground and was once surrounded by a defensive wall and an Effenring (elm trees), as was common in Rheinhessen. The compact little choir room in the tower and the sacristy attached to the east were fitted with a net vault in 1494, as evidenced by a corbel stone in the sacristy. A well-preserved late Gothic mural (St. Cyriacus or Laurentius and St. Erasmus) can be admired in the reveal of the eastern window of the choir.
The Roman women's grave is located at the entrance of the cemetery in the district of Heßloch. Based on the grave goods, the time of burial is dated to the third century after Christ.
On the fish market stands the heavy pressing stone (3820 kg), which was found after a fire in the opposing manor house of Baron von der Leyen-Uexküll. The weighing house serves as a reminder that here the grape carts and the "Wutz" were weighed.
The Ellernhof has been family-run for generations and has developed from a mixed agricultural operation to a pure winery with hotel. The vaulted cellar is in this case a barrel vault, a rather rare building in Rheinhessen. General information about Rheinhessen cow chapels The origin of the typical Rheinhessen vaults goes back to the early 19th century. At that time, farmers wanted to increase the yield of their cattle by keeping them in stables and use the leftovers as fertiliser for their fields. Initially, the cattle were housed…
The Protestant church of Nieder-Saulheim was built between 1885 and 1886, after the previous building collapsed about 50 years earlier. It is a neo-Gothic hall with a transept and a recessed, vaulted choir. The comparatively tall, gable-crowned west tower has a square base and culminates in a classic helmet roof. Above the nave and the transept, wooden ribbed vaults rest on thin cast iron columns, while the extended side aisles feature transverse vaults and suspended galleries. Particularly worth seeing is a Gothic font from the 13th…
High above the old town of Mainz on the Stephansberg rises St. Stephen's Church – one of the most prominent landmarks of the city. The oldest Gothic hall church in Mainz was built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries and stands on the foundations of an even older church, which Archbishop Willigis had established around the year 990 as an imperial place of worship. Willigis, also the builder of Mainz Cathedral, found his final resting place here in 1011. Heavily damaged in World War II, St. Stephen's was rebuilt in the post-war…
The cross vault in the Bernhard-Räder winery is used as a tasting and sales room for wines and other specialities such as brandies, various types of mustard and pesto. Always beautifully decorated, worth a visit! General information about Rheinhessen cow chapels The origin of the typical Rheinhessen vaults goes back to the early 19th century. At that time, farmers wanted to increase the yield of their cattle by keeping them in stables and use the leftovers as fertiliser for their fields. Initially, the cattle were housed on the…
The building that is now used as an evangelical community center is an example of the traditional regional stone masonry. It was built in 1828 as an evangelical school with a teacher's apartment, stable, and barn, after the old building at School Street 6 was no longer sufficient. In 1827, the Grand Ducal Hesse government introduced compulsory education for girls and boys from the age of six to fourteen. Until 1842, children in rural areas only attended school from November to Easter. During the warm seasons, they helped with agricultural…