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The Protestant church in Köngernheim was first mentioned in 1299. It was renovated in 1526, as indicated by the engraved date. Until the 1930s, the church was used as a simultaneous church. It was only then that the Catholic community decided to build its own church in Köngernheim. The current Protestant church in Köngernheim was first mentioned in a document in 1299. However, it is believed that an older church already stood on the same site, which was discovered when a row cemetery was found on the Wingertsberg in 1892. In…
The crossing of the Rhine at Nierstein in 1945 by American troops was a key operation on the Western Front in the final phase of World War II. Starting from Nierstein, 18 km south of Mainz in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate, several hundred American infantrymen crossed the Rhine into southern Hesse and built bridges, which were then used to transport 60,000 vehicles for the further occupation of the German Reich. The operation went down in military history as the “Nierstein Crossing – Silent Crossing” because it took place…
With the 'Elevator to the Past', the former Hildegard Monastery becomes tangible Almost 400 years ago, the proud Monastery of Rupertsberg, the place where Hildegard of Bingen worked, was burned down in the Thirty Years' War and reduced to ruins. In 1803, the grounds were then transferred into private ownership. The monastery arcades were walled up. In the Villa Rupertsberg, starting from the original monastery arcades of the Hildegard Church, the disappeared Hildegard Monastery has been revived and can be discovered with all senses through…
Heute ev. Gemeindehaus, Gründung im 9. Jahrhundert durch Kloster Hornbach. Der romanische Turm ist aus dem 13.Jh. Im Pfälzer Erbfolgekrieg 1689 teilweise zerstört und 1707, nach der Pfälzer Kirchenteilung, an reformierte Gemeinde übergeben danach Wiederaufbau 1708-1712 mit barocker Turmhaube aus dieser Zeit. Stummorgel und Holzausstattung aus dem 18. Jahrhundert. Auch Sommerkirche genannt, da damals keine Kirchenheizung vorhande. Seit 1979 wird das Gebäude als Gemeindezentrum genutzt Text Beschilderung mit…
The Excellent Heisje This trullo also belongs to the trulli commissioned by Unterfauth Hirschel and was therefore built in 1766. It was awarded the title "Excellent" in 1996 by the Wine Brotherhood of Rheinhessen. The award plaque is located to the left of the entrance and proves that it is a prize-winning vineyard house. Height: 190 District: "Am Moorstein" District: 1282: Marstene 1509: morsteyn 1934: Am Moorstein 1953: Hinter dem Morstein Today: Am Moorstein Here we rely on pure speculation. The current spelling…
Somewhat hidden behind the café and directly next to the Drusus Stone on the Citadel lies the City Historical Museum in Building D – opened in 2003, but still almost a insider tip. The museum is a private institution and is funded by membership fees, donations, and entrance fees. The sponsor is the Mainz City Historical Museum Association, which was founded in 1996. The museum offers a comprehensive overview of the history of the city of Mainz, but places a particular emphasis on social and economic historical aspects. Exhibits…
The Witches' Tower is one of the seven mighty towers of the Fleckenmauer in Flörsheim-Dalsheim. It received its name, however, not because witches were imprisoned there, but because of its roof shape, which is reminiscent of a "witch's hat". This point is part of an audio-visual tour with additional content on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu-jERBUpDk The audiovisual content of this point was created by a project of the LAG Rhein-Haardt and was funded within the framework of the EULLE development programme with the…
The monastery and convent of St. Paulus, built from 1002 onwards, is located in the centre of Worms and is a place of peace and quiet in this lively city. The collegiate church was originally built as a three-nave Romanesque pillar basilica, and the stone dome helmets of the two pagan towers give the church its special appearance. Unlike other collegiate churches, the choir is closed on five sides in good late Romanesque forms. The west building has an octagonal dome (13th century) and is flanked by two older stone-covered round towers…