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The church was built in 1712 in place of the destroyed Michaeliskapelle and later remodeled and expanded with neo-Gothic forms. Beneath the nave is a vaulted medieval ossuary. Due to the limited space of the cemetery, the bones that were excavated during reburials were collected and stored there. It was already mentioned in 1496. Later, it was abandoned and fell into oblivion. It was only rediscovered in 1981 during construction work. History / Stories / Anecdotes: The ossuary was discovered on October 3, 1981, during construction work in…
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…
Built in 1741 as an administrative seat for the Greiffenclau district administrator in the area of the Pfalzhof. After being acquired by the municipality in 1853, it became a council and school house. Since 1984, it also serves as a local museum.
A staircase leads up to the viewing platform. From here, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the hilly vineyard landscape.
The Roman Tower is a 9.8 m high observation tower built in 1998 in the vineyards northwest of Guntersblum. It is located directly on the RheinTerrassenWeg. 19 steps of an angled staircase at the back lead to the 5.6 m high covered viewing platform. From the platform, visitors have a very good view of the Rhine Valley, the Odenwald and Taunus and as far as Frankfurt, among other places. The Roman Tower is located near the place where a Roman Villa Rustica with a wine cellar was discovered a few years ago, thus pointing to the Roman past of…
From the salt works to the spa garden Spa Park and Thermal Brine Bath Bad Münster am Stein "I stood at the great water wheel/ immersed in deep rest/ receiving the cool drops of water/ and watched the swing. The rocks were reaching for the sky, I knew it far and near, but I enjoyed it so much that I only looked at the wheel", was the enthusiastic poem by Gustav Pfarrius, the "Singer of the Nahe Valley", in his collection of songs "Nahetal in Liedern" (Nahe Valley in Songs) in 1838. The scenery he describes in the poem Salinental can also…
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…