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The expansive building complex located north of the village (district of Elsheim) includes the courtyard on the plateau edge with adjacent park and agricultural areas extending to the municipal boundary with Schwabenheim. The settlement, created amidst the associated arable land likely through deforestation in the 12th century, belonged to the "Ingelheimer Grund" and only appears in documents in 1307 ("wynthuß berge"). Early owners included, among others, the Monastery of Ingelheimerhausen (1328-1411).
The parish church in Gabsheim is one of the oldest and most beautiful churches in Rheinhessen. Its dominant position above the village makes it a striking landmark for the entire surrounding area. The Gothic church on the edge of the village, which appears uniform from the outside, surprises with its magnificent interior. The single-nave nave, built around 1490, was converted into a hall between 1510 and 1518. The relatively short space, divided by four pillars and consisting of three naves of equal height, is spanned by a refined net…
The tower built around the year 1000 and the old silent organ from 1784, along with the beautiful stained glass windows and a wing altar, provide a successful cross-section through different eras. During the Thirty Years' War and also in the War of the Palatine Succession, the church, regarded as the main fortification of the village, was heavily damaged and partially destroyed. In 1706, it was assigned to the Protestants, who renovated it with a flat ceiling in 1725. Even after several renovations, the overall structure of today's church…
In the immediate vicinity of the Deutschherrenhof on Hauptstraße (main street), a few hundred meters west of the Protestant church, is the New Leiningen Palace. The history of the Deutschherrenhof, a cultural monument, dates back to the 15th century. It originally belonged to the Lock family from Hangen-Wahlheim. At the beginning of the 16th century, the estate fell to the Teutonic Order and has been called Deutschherrenhof ever since. At the beginning of the 18th century, the old estate buildings were demolished and completely rebuilt.…
300 years of Roman culture and history on the banks of the river Nahe! In a rustic ambience, the exhibition shows you excavation finds from a colossal palace villa from the Roman "cruciniacum", which once stood on the site of the museum. The exhibition presents the luxury of wealthy Romans on the Rhine border of the Roman Empire. At the centre are two magnificent mosaic floors (gladiator mosaic, Oceanus mosaic), images of gods, funerary monuments, glass art and everyday objects. Directly next to the Roman hall are the accessible and thus…
The Star Bank in Schwabenheim is the perfect place to be close to the sky. Here you can watch the stars, search for constellations, or simply enjoy the clear night sky. A romantic spot to experience the night and dream into the vast sky.
The existence of the Protestant church in Dorn-Dürkheim can be reliably traced back to 1245, although the original building was probably constructed almost 400 years earlier. The current building dates mainly from 1618. The church building is a rectangular hall structure and some of the choir walls are still Gothic. Particularly impressive is the originally free-standing tower on the north side, which brings a piece of history to life with its embrasures – without any division into floors.
Bingen, on the Nahe; view towards Bingen and Burg Klopp Before Turner arrived at the docks on the Rhine on the evening of August 25, 1817, to continue his journey by ship, he made a sketch stop at the crossing of the Nahe. The completed watercolor depicts parts of the city of Bingen, the watchful Burg Klopp above, and Burg Ehrenfels in the distance. In the foreground, the Drusus Bridge is portrayed, behind which the Nahe flows into the Rhine not far away. In this image, Turner achieves a successful contrast effect of light and shadow with…