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The crossing of the Rhine at Nierstein in 1945 by American troops was a key operation on the Western Front in the final phase of World War II. Starting from Nierstein, 18 km south of Mainz in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate, several hundred American infantrymen crossed the Rhine into southern Hesse and built bridges, which were then used to transport 60,000 vehicles for the further occupation of the German Reich. The operation went down in military history as the “Nierstein Crossing – Silent Crossing” because it took place…
The demolition of dilapidated buildings in 2011 enabled archaeologists to examine the the now exposed façade of the north wing. This was built during the Carolingian foundation phase of the Ingelheim Palatinate. The 60 metres long and eleven metres deep, it was possibly used as a residential wing. metres deep, was possibly used as a residential wing. Today, the renovated façade of the north wing can be seen in the monument area. can be visited. Two arch embrasures in the wall date from the 12th century, when the palace was…
The Square Heisje The built-in ridge cap stone bears the year 1891. However, the Heisje is said to have actually been built in 1920. The peculiarity of this Heisje is that it is only half privately owned by the Christian Weinbach winery. The other half is rented by the winemaker. Height: 215 District: "Im Kelterstein" Interesting facts: The Heisje was built around 1920. It consists mostly of rubble stones, with the frames and corners made of bricks. The gable roof is made of reinforced concrete. The windows are designed…
The trullo, the trulli - the special little vineyard house in Rheinhessen. Former shelters in the vineyards for the workers, but also intended for the "Wingertsschütz" who guarded the vineyards.
On the KulTOUR from the town hall to the Wartturm Nierstein, you can expect exciting information about the oldest vineyard in Germany, noblemen in Nierstein and a medieval signal tower. The tour starts at Nierstein's present-day town hall at Bildstockstraße 10. All you need for this tour is a smartphone with a QR code scanner. Each building on the tour has a QR code with interesting facts behind it. A total of 10 stations invite you to get to know Nierstein better on your own. After the tour, you can stop off at one of the restaurants…
This defensive tower is a part of the Staufer fortifications and was presumably established around 1160. The “Bolander” secured the southwest side of the Ingelheim palace and the “Rheingässer Tor.” An early pictorial representation of the hall area (name of the archaeological zone Kaiserpfalz Ingelheim since the early modern period) from the year 1545 by Sebastian Münster shows the original multi-storey tower with arrow slits and battlements (illustration in the museum at the Kaiserpfalz). The name…
The castle Neu Baumburg, also called Neu-Bamberg or Neubamberg, is the ruin of a hilltop castle above the municipality of Neu-Bamberg. It was built around 1253 by the Raugrafen, mentioned in 1253 as “Novum castrum apud Sarlesheim,” and by 1283 it was owned by Count Heinrich II of Neuenbaumburg. On April 12, 1338, half of the castle and the village were pledged by the Raugrafen to Archbishop Heinrich III of Mainz for 1,300 pounds of Heller, and on March 11, 1419, Archbishop Johann II of Mainz and Count Johann V of…
Leiningen Castle, located in the town center, has a multifaceted past. The shell of the building was completed in 1708, but no further extensions were made at first as the owner at the time, Count Carl Ludwig von Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg, died in 1709. His wife, Countess Anna Sabina von Nostitz, sold the estate to the Electoral Palatinate Privy Council in 1717 due to financial hardship. In the years that followed, the castle fell more and more into oblivion until 70 years later, in 1787, a member of the Leiningen family once again became…