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Welcome to a tour through the history of the old imperial town of Oppenheim from its beginnings in the 12th century to its destruction in 1689. An easy walk takes you to the Landskron ruins above the town, past our famous St. Catherine's Church and the ossuary, the stately Burgmannen houses and the remains of our medieval town wall. You will be rewarded with a sweeping view over the town and the Rhine Valley. Private tour for closed groups (max. 20 people) Duration approx. 1.5 hours Barrier-free access Bookable all year round Prices…
During a vineyard rearrangement in 1978, three adjacent sarcophagi were found and excavated on the hilltop "Greifenberg." The investigation by employees of the State Monuments Office in Mainz revealed that they date back to the 4th century AD. One of the sarcophagi is now located in the Sulzheim cemetery. The grave goods, glass jugs and glass vials, are housed in the museum in Alzey.
Waldthausen Castle, a masterpiece of architecture in the heart of the Lenneberg Forest near Mainz, tells the story of a visionary builder, Martin Wilhelm von Waldthausen. Amidst a 95-hectare area acquired by the municipality of Budenheim in 1908, the magnificent villa was constructed in 1910. The architectural design, implemented by Hans Bühling, was inspired by Staufen palace buildings and continues to shape the property to this day. The castle, in all its splendor, is surrounded by an extensive park and terraced gardens once designed…
Where today the street "An der Bachwiese" runs, the mill stream used to flow. This was an artificially created watercourse, fed by the springs on the Neuberg and in the Großen Wiese. It powered the waterwheel of the Mitzmühle and then crossed the Hasselstraße. Beyond the Mühlstraße, it united with the Osterbach. The water power of this stream then served the mills of the three lower mills. Additionally, the water from the nearby springs was utilized. All Wackernheim mills were driven by overshot waterwheels. Until…
The church shows an impressive interplay of Baroque as an expression of joyful faith and Classicism as an expression of reason. Between the strict lines of Classicism, lush stucco work and putti appear. Ceiling paintings tell of the life and death of St. Ignatius. They were originally created by the Baroque painter Johann Baptist Enderle but have been restored multiple times. Highly notable is the Classicist organ case (1774-81) above the main entrance, the organ itself dates from 1837. Under the church is a crypt, where along with clergy…
The museum mis located on three floors in the old city hospital. On second floor you can find the exhibition 'geology and palaeontology'. This is dedicated to the 'basin of Mainz' whose development can be followed over millions of years simply by usingt fossils. On the first floor you can find the exhibiton pre and early history'. It shows the demolition of the cultural and historical development of inner Rhinehesse from the neolithic period over the bronze, iron and romanian period to the merovingian times. The exhibition on the ground…
The south-eastern wall tower of the Flörsheim-Dalsheim Fleckenmauer is the simplest wall tower.
The church of this relatively rare religious community in the area was inaugurated in 1890 after only six months of construction.