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Non-historical replica of the 21st (penultimate) telegraph station, which was built in 1813 between Elsheim, Schwabenheim, and Wackernheim to complete the network of the then-new telegraphy between Metz and the then-French Mainz. Reconstruction in 2016, funded by LEADER funds. Contribution from the local community of Stadecken-Elsheim to the 200th anniversary of Rheinhessen. Text provided by the local community of Stadecken-Elsheim.
An diesem Aussichtspunkt mit Ruhebank hat man einen herrlichen Blick über den Rheingau bis zum Binger Loch.
Epitaph at the Windhäuser Hof in honor of Jeanbon Saint-André, created to commemorate his 200th anniversary of death in 2013. Jeanbon Saint-André served as General Commissioner of the four left bank Départements established in 1798 under Napoleon Bonaparte starting in 1801. From February 1802, he acted as the French prefect of the Département du Mont-Tonnerre based in Mainz. In 1809, he acquired the Windhäuser Hof, which he subsequently used as a summer residence.
The Protestant church in Dexheim looks back on an eventful history: Dexheim's St. Martin's Church was first mentioned in documents in 889; it was first referred to as “St. Martin's Parish Church” in 1341. During the Thirty Years' War and the subsequent War of the Palatinate Succession, it was almost completely destroyed, with only the church tower remaining intact. The church was gradually rebuilt. Major renovations took place in 1957 and 1958.
The medieval Liebfrauenkirche is surrounded by vineyards. It was built in the Gothic style from 1276 and was completed in 1465 according to the building inscription. Originally, it served as a collegiate church, in whose construction the citizens of Worms took a lively interest. It is the only one of the many Gothic churches in Worms that have been preserved. The surrounding vineyards and their wine, the "Liebfrauenmilch", received their name from the church. The original "Liebfrauenmilch" is still cultivated in the area around the church…
In the mid-4th century, the city wall that had existed until then, originally dating back to the 3rd century, was renovated. The wall was significantly shortened, so that the Roman theater, the abandoned legionary camp, and other central parts of the city were located outside. In the renovation, old building stones (spolia) from the barracks were reused. The sandstone paving of the camp road, which led to the former porta praetoria , remained in use. To allow the use of this important road, the city wall was interrupted at this point by a…
Wines and estates are spectacular. The castle ensemble (16th/17th century) towers stately over Ingelheim. In 1900, the von Opel family acquired the estate. Today, the VDP winery is run by Count and Countess Schönburg-Glauchau in the fourth generation. It benefits from an outstanding stock of vines in the Schloss Westerhaus monopollage and other sites in the Selz Valley. Wine tastings are available by appointment for up to 50 people. The winery is located directly on the premium hiking trail "Hiwweltour Westerberg". …
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.