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Over 10 years ago, an idea gradually became reality. The Guntersblum initiative "Rotkehlchen" planned and built an attractive viewing point in the southern district of Guntersblum, the Leckbart-Haisje. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on November 13, 2007. Over 1,000 hours of voluntary work went into creating this vineyard cottage as a gem in the middle of the vineyards. The official opening and inauguration finally took place in April 2008. Today, the RheinTerrassenWeg and the Lutherweg lead directly past the Leckbart-Haisje. The…
The town hall was built in 1832. In exchange for another site, the municipality of Monsheim received the building and the land from the Möllinger family. From then on, the house served as the town hall, and later the kitchen, the milk collection point and the fire brigade were also housed here. Today, meetings of the local council are held here, as well as the office hours of the local mayor. Text taken from Tour of Monsheim with kind permission.
At this location, there is a well shaft that was situated beneath an asphalt surface until 2012. As part of the urban renovation, the Saalbrunnen has once again become a component of the local landscape. Today, travertine blocks mark its location. The location of the Saalbrunnen is particularly interesting: It is precisely at the intersection of the longitudinal and transverse axes of the Carolingian core buildings. Thus, the location of the Saalbrunnen marked the center of the palatial complex around the year 800. The symmetrical…
The andesite quarries are old volcanic rocks. There are small round inclusions in the rocks of the stone edge, so-called almond stones, which are usually filled with chlorite or calcite. The andesite deposits can be reached via the Flonheim coastal path or the Aulheimer Valley Hiwweltour. Along these paths, you will pass volcanic fractures alternating with the typical Flonheim sandstone.
Already in the 14th century, a ship's crane is evidenced at the Frei-Weinheimer bank. A first massive land crane was erected in 1549 after the model of the Binger crane (1487). The still visible foundation is a relic of the last crane powered by human labor, which was built around 1680. The rotating crane stand was embedded in the central shaft, to which the two tread wheels and the jib were attached. Two workers had to walk in the wheels to provide the drive for the system. Unloading and loading were subject to fees. The crane clerk kept a…
The church, built in 1863, is a simple rubble stone structure with a rectangular floor plan oriented east-west. The entrance in the east leads through a park-like forecourt with linden trees, where the congregation annually celebrates the "Kirchgartenfest – Unter den Linden." The slate-covered gable roof is equipped with small dormers on both sides. The side walls are characterized by four colorful stained glass windows each, extending over two floors. One enters the interior via a few steps, where the centerpiece is the organ from…
Juliusturm Built in the style of a medieval watchtower. Use of rubble stones, bricks, and baroque elements, including a boundary stone from 1600. The tower has a ground floor and a first floor, from which one can access the battlement via an iron ladder. After construction began in the spring of 1966, the inauguration took place on Ascension Day in 1971. The tower was renovated in 1999. It is named after its builder, Julius Grünewald. History / Stories / Anecdotes: As is well known, the…
Hinkelstein A Hinkelstein has been mentioned at this location since the 14th century. The original stone is very likely built into the dry stone wall. The current stone was erected in 2004 and originates from a foundation uncovered during sewer construction in Osthofen, alongside which Roman bricks were also found. Height: 188 District: "Am Hinkelstein" History / Stories / Anecdotes: A Hinkelstein has been mentioned here since around 1300. According to the Monzernheimer chronicler, teacher Georg Wendel, it was removed…