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Once you have mastered the challenging ascent along the Höhenweg, you will see the Napoleon Tower on the hill between Ober-Hilbersheim and Sprendlingen. With its signalling arms, it is modelled on a historic telegraph pole and thus attracts the attention of hikers and cyclists from afar. In Napoleonic times, it was used to send the first short messages - the first text messages in history, so to speak - over a distance of around 12 kilometres. The signalling arms are based on the ‘Chappe system’, which was developed by the…
The Aula regia, the throne hall of the Ingelheim imperial palace, was built at the end of the 8th century and is part of the founding building under Karl the great (747 / 48−814). The throne hall was the most important public building and served as a representative meeting place. This shows also on the basis of their high-quality building equipment, the remains of which were found during archaeological excavations. Parts of the from antiquity Inspired building jewelry, including fragments of the wall paintings and the precious…
The ferry connection to Mittelheim was first documented in 1348. During the time of the Kurpfalz, there was a regular ferry service conducted by the Weinheim ferry community. The whole village was involved in this. For the crossing, there were two flat ferries for transporting carts and a small boat for passengers. Daily, six men went on Fahr . At sunrise, three ferrymen crossed the Rhine and stayed in Mittelheim, ensuring that there was always a ferry ready at each bank of the Rhine. The fare for the crossing was received by the ferrymen as…
The sandstone quarries are typical for the region around Flonheim. In the past, they were used - as the name suggests - to extract sandstone, a popular building material.