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House concerts, exhibitions, readings, cabaret and much more... Since the founding of KiWi in 1998, the cultural initiative has quickly grown. Spectacular performances by the Kaiserslautern cult band "Soul Providers" at the V. Eckert winery made KiWi known far beyond the borders of the place. The program went well beyond soul music, becoming increasingly colorful and diverse. Formats such as "Jazz in the Garage" and "Rock at the Winery" were established and have attracted renowned artists to Klein-Winternheim for many years - including…
The lower part of Stiegelgasse and Edelgasse form one of the early cores of Ober-Ingelheim’s settlement. Here a significant number of aristocratic estates were concentrated. Most were singular farmsteads surrounded by large gardens or parks. The estate Stiegelgasse 65 with the Bodepark once belonged to the von Beuser family, one of the two sidelines of an early mentioned old Ingelheim kin of nobles. Around 1837, on this site, the estate of the wine and vinegar merchant Philipp August Gerhard was created, using old foundations. The…
Every year, the village of Frei-Weinheim and its inhabitants were exposed to the danger of floods and ice runs. The first reports of these events date back to the 15th century. At that time, dams and locks already existed, but a closed dam system was lacking. The most severe documented natural disaster occurred on February 28, 1784. At that time, the flood carried heavy ice floes that damaged three-quarters of the houses, uprooted trees, and wiped out half of the livestock. As a result, a new dam was constructed by 1795, which had to be…
Discover the fascinating history of St. Kilian's Church in Nierstein! The Kiliansberg hill was already a place of worship in Roman times. Over the centuries, St. Kilian's Church was rebuilt several times. In 1767, it was destroyed by fire and rebuilt. Today, it impresses with a Baroque nave, a baptistery, and a tower whose lower floors date back to the Carolingian period. The onion dome with its Baroque cupola makes the church a special historical and architectural highlight.
The Carnival Fountain, also known as the Fasnacht Fountain, rises almost nine meters high on Schillerplatz in Mainz and was completed in 1967. It features over 200 bronze figures, including Till Eulenspiegel, Father Rhine, and Hans Wurst, embodying the spirit and myth of Mainz's Fastnacht – including the famous "Weck, Worscht und Woi." From the balcony of the Osteiner Hof, the greats of Mainz's Fastnacht officially open the Carnival season each year on November 11. Although Mainz had long been known for its fifth season, the city…
Built in the 14th century. The lords of Kriegsheim built this building, which is probably the oldest preserved residential building in the municipality. In the 16th century, the residential tower belonged half to the Counts of Leiningen-Hartenberg and half to those of Rodenstein. The three-storey building radiates a certain security and tranquillity, which the observer still feels today. The residential tower is privately owned. Text taken from Rundgang Kriegsheim with kind permission.
On the right side of the courtyard entrance, there is an entrance to the corridors and vaults, which also led to a hall-like vault that extended under the cellars of the cellar street. It was equipped with benches that ran along the walls. From there, other corridors branched off. The hall is now filled in. "Münchmühle under the hall", today it is called "Saalmühle". On the Sunday after Laurentius in the year 1476, Peter Kopf received the so-called Münchmühle as a hereditary lease from Johann von Hohenfels, lord of…
The Ebernburg Castle is enthroned on a hill high above the Bad Münster am Stein district. It dominates the town and landscape. The castle can be reached on foot on a stairway or by car, whereby one must cross the village. Once you reach the top, the entire wealth of the landscape opens up to the observer.There you can see the mighty Rotenfels (Red Rock) steep face, formed of solidified magma, the village of Ebernburg, which nestles around the castle hill, the Nahe weir with the rock formation of the Rheingrafenstein and to the…