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| federal state | Hesse | |
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| Residents | 9.922 (2019) | |
| height | 86 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 6722 906150 http://www.ruedesheim.de/ | |
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The winemaking town Rudesheim am Rhein is a much visited city on Rhine in the Rheingau, at the gate to the upper one Middle Rhine Valley. The district Assmannshausen is already part of the Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site, but also belongs to the Rheingau wine-growing region.
background
Neighboring communities on the right bank of the Rhine are in Rheingau the place Geisenheim and in Middle RhineLorch on the Rhine.
Neighboring community on the left bank of the Rhine in Rheinhessen is Bingen am Rhein and in Middle RhineTrechtingshausen.
Cornerstones of the city's history
- Pre-Christian time: Settlement of the Rheingau by the Celts.
- At the birth of Christ: The Ubier settled on the Rhine, later the Mattiakers.
- First century AD: The Romans come to the Rhine and set up camp in Bingen. Rüdesheim becomes a bridgehead to the border.
- At the time of the Great Migration: After the Romans, the Alemanni first settled in the Rheingau, then the Franks.
- In the 8th century: The Franconian noble family "von Rüdesheim" appears. The town plan is given its present form as a "Franconian cluster village". The most prominent member of the family was Rudolf von Rüdesheim. He lived from 1402-1482 and was papal envoy and prince-bishop of Breslau.
Drosselgasse
Drosselgasse, "Breuer's Rüdesheimer Schloss"
- 1074: The place is first mentioned in a document. The main source of income at that time was viticulture as well as shipping and rafting.
- 15th or 16th century: Rüdesheim was largely spared from the chaos of war. It begins a period of prosperity.
- 1618-48: Thirty Years War - Rüdesheim also had a difficult time, which continued almost uninterrupted through the wars of succession and the wars of freedom until 1815.
- 1806: the more than 900 years of rule in Mainz ended. Rüdesheim comes to the new Duchy of Nassau.
- 1818: Rüdesheim receives city rights.
- 1825: The first steamship docks.
- 1856: The railway goes into operation.
- 1867: Incorporation into Prussia: Rüdesheim becomes the district town of the Rheingau district
- 1877-83: Construction of the Niederwald monument, the rush of tourists sets in. Back then, a cogwheel train carried visitors to the memorial.
- 1939: Incorporation of the village of Eibingen.
- 1954: The rack railway will be replaced by a cable car.
- 1977: Territorial reform - incorporation of Assmannshausen, Aulhausen and Presberg.
- Today: Rüdesheim is a well-known wine and tourist town with almost 10,000 inhabitants, which attracts many foreign guests worldwide.
getting there
By plane
The nearest international airport is in Frankfurt Airport (52 km).
Ruedesheim station
By train
The 1 Ruedesheim station
is located a few hundred meters down the Rhine from the center. Directly at the railway building on the side of the city, a staircase leads under the railroad tracks and under the B42 to the car ferry terminal to Bingen. The passenger ferry pier was relocated to the Adlerturm in 2013. The railway barrier is often closed for a long time. The platforms are only released shortly before the trains arrive. It was planned to relocate the tracks in a tunnel, but this was put on hold in 2012.
2 Assmannshausen train station
- Rüdesheim is located on the railway line on the right bank of the Rhine Koblenz − Frankfurt am Main. The regional train line RB 10 (Neuwied − Koblenz − Rüdesheim − Wiesbaden − Frankfurt / Main), also known as the "Rheingaulinie" (every train stops at all subway stations between KO and WI), operated by the VIAS. This is in Hessen in the RMV (Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund) integrated.
- The one on the opposite side of the Rhine Bingen with the train stations Hauptbahnhof and Bingen (Rhein) Stadt offers further regional and long-distance traffic connections. There is a passenger ferry connection to the Rüdesheim train station from the landing stages near the Bingen city train station.
In the street
- Of Frankfurt am Main you drive on the A-66 through the south of Wiesbaden via Eltville to Rüdesheim. The autobahn becomes the federal highway 42.
- The B 42 runs on the right bank of the Rhine Koblenz to Wiesbaden via Rüdesheim. At the city entrance, the railway barrier ensures long traffic jams, especially on nice weekends. Even after 2013, the B42 to Assmannshausen is partly single-lane with traffic lights.
- In Bingen At the port you can take the ferry to Rüdesheim. There are no Rhine bridges between Wiesbaden and Koblenz.
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Rüdesheim with train station, St. Hildegard Abbey (above), Boosenburg tower, Brömserburg and city viewBy boat
- Of 3 Rudesheim Bridge 8 drives to 4 Bingen bridge 5 (near the Bingen city train station) a passenger ferry. In summer (May 1st - October 31st) it runs every half an hour until 9:30 p.m., in winter until Feb. 8, 2015 not at all, otherwise until 5:30 p.m., in February only Mon. Price per person: € 2.50, with a bike: € 3.50 Timetable
- Of 5 Bingen harbor drives a car ferry to 6 Rüdesheim train station every 20-30 minutes until 9.45pm, in summer every 10-30 minutes until midnight. Fare for 1 person: € 2, by bike: € 2.30, car: € 4 Timetable.
The single and day tickets with the destination Rüdesheim of the transport association RMV, or with the aim of Bingen RNN are also valid on these two ferries, as well as in the urban area on the other side of the river.
By bicycle
Red wine grapes before the harvest.
- Hess. Long-distance cycle route R3 along the banks of the Rhine to Rüdesheim. From Eltville the R3a goes over the vineyards.
- Rheingau Riesling Route cycle path through the Rheingau vineyards (almost identical to the R3a).
- The one on the right bank of the Rhine Rhine cycle route from Basel ends in Ostrich-Winkel. From there you can continue driving along the shore. The continuous Rhine cycle path on the left bank of the Rhine runs across Bingen. There you can take the ferry to Rüdesheim. The journey on the right bank of the Rhine from Koblenz via Assmannshausen is not recommended because of the busy main road, sometimes without a cycle path.
on foot
- Rheinsteig - From Wiesbaden-Biebrich via Lahnstein on the edge of the Taunus to Bonn. The Rheinsteig runs above the districts of Eibingen and Rüdesheim from Marienthal Monastery via the Hildegardis monastery and the Niederwald monument via the other viewpoints Rossel and Rittersaal and the Niederwald hunting lodge to Assmannhausen.
- Rheinhöhenweg - From Wiesbaden via Lahnstein through the Taunus to Bonn. The Rheinhöhenweg on the right bank of the Rhine leads from Marienthal Abbey via the Aulhausen district to Lorch.
- Rheingau Riesling Path - from Hochheim am Main through the vineyards to Lorchhausen. There are several variants in the Rüdesheim area: the lower one leads from Oberstrasse to the Ehrenfels ruins and from there back over a bend onto the higher path that comes from the Niederwald monument and leads to Assmannshausen.
- Rheinburgenweg - From Bingen on the left bank of the Rhine to Rolandseck before Bonn. Some of the signposts are also to the right of the Rhine, as until 2009 the Rheinburgenweg existed on this side, almost parallel to the Rheinsteig.
mobility
Map of Ruedesheim am Rhein
Cable car to the Niederwald monument
In Rüdesheim you can explore everything on foot.
- 7 Cable car valley station to the Niederwald monument - From the end of March to the beginning of November and during Advent over the vineyards to the Niederwald monument. Single trip: € 5, round trip: € 7, children 5-15 years: € 2.50 / € 3.50, with departure of the chairlift to Assmannshausen: € 8, combined with return trip: 14 , - €, with a larger boat tour and entry to Rheinstein Castle: 16, - €.
- The busLine 171 runs every hour from Wiesbaden Hbf via Geisenheim to Rüdesheim and twice a day via Assmannshausen to Lorchhausen.
Bus line 187 from Rüdesheim via Aulhausen to Assmannshausen, some of this line makes a round trip through Eibingen and Windeck. - On the weekend there are only on-call buses that have to be ordered 90 minutes in advance, even during the week there are sometimes on-call buses. Registration: 06124 - 7265 913
You can only get to the Presberg district by bus line 183 from Geisenheim via Stephanshausen.
- 8 Chairlift valley station to the Niederwald hunting lodge
Tourist Attractions
Brömsehof
Rüdesheim main town
- Rüdesheimer noble houses. The Frankensteiner Hof, Ritter'schen Hof and Bassenheimer Hof can be found in Oberstraße. They come from different cultural epochs.
- Undoubtedly the most beautiful building with a half-timbered tower is the one built in 1542 1 Brömserhof
in the Oberstrasse. The Gothic chapel and the ancestral hall with wonderful frescoes are still impressive today in the former seat of the Brömser family. Today the Brömserhof is a museum. This is where Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet is housed. - The Klunkhardshof is a two-storey half-timbered building from the early 16th century. At that time the building was owned by the Klunkhard family, from which numerous religious dignitaries emerged.
- Undoubtedly the most beautiful building with a half-timbered tower is the one built in 1542 1 Brömserhof
Eagle tower
- The 2 Eagle tower in the Rheinstrasse on the banks of the Rhine. The late Gothic corner tower of the old city fortifications was built in the 15th century. It is 20.50 m high and has an inner diameter of 5.00 m, the walls are 1.00 m thick. Below the four floors is the dungeon, which is only accessible through a hole in the top of the vault. The tower used to be located directly on the Rhine. In the previous century, the tower was home to the “Zum Adler” inn, from which the tower's name is derived. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived here during his stays in Rüdesheim and admired the wonderful view of the Rhine. Today the Adlerturm is owned by a bank.
Brömserburg with the Rheingau Wine Museum
- The 3 Brömserburg (Unterburg) was owned by the Archbishops of Mainz from the beginning of the 10th to the beginning of the 19th century, who converted the old fortification into a residential castle in the 12th century. It used to be completely surrounded by water. Its walls and vaults, more than two meters thick, with apices one meter thick, withstood any attack. The Duke of Longville was only able to destroy the southeastern part. Secularized in 1803, the castle had different owners until it was acquired by the city of Rüdesheim in 1941. Today it is in the castle Rheingau Wine Museum with the oldest wine-related collection in the world. There are old wine presses from different centuries in the castle garden.
- 4 Boosenburg (Oberburg) - The castle is privately owned and is not open to the public.
- 5 Vorderburg - Marktburg (1276)
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- In the Drosselgasse restaurants offer live music from April to December. There is something for every taste in music, from Rhenish mood and brass music, live guitar music, to current charts. It starts in April, every day from around 7 p.m. From May on you can shake off the dance floor from 12 p.m. and in November and during the Christmas market the bands play again every day from 7 p.m. Drosselgasse.
Ehrenfels castle ruins with a view of Bingen, the mouse tower on the right
- 6 Ehrenfels castle ruins. the striking ruin is about 3 km downstream in the direction of Assmannshausen and 80 m high above the Rhine on one of the most beautiful hiking trails, the Historienweg. This is where the Middle Rhine Valley, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, begins. The castle ruins have been saved from deterioration through extensive renovation measures in recent years. The first known picture of the castle dates from 1573. In addition to the mouse tower and the customs buildings, it also shows the Ehrenfels castle unclearly. Like the Sooneck, Gutenfels, Katz and Maus castles, Ehrenfels is one of the typical structures of a hillside castle. It was founded by the von Bolanden family. The ruins can only be reached on foot. It is best to park at the Brömserburg and walk about 2.5 km from Oberstraße in Rüdesheim through the vineyards. An alternative is a path from the Niederwald Monument approx. 1.5 km through the vineyards down to the castle ruins. The building can be visited on request. official contact information on schloesser-hessen.de.
- 7 Rossel castle ruins (c. 1794) in the Niederwald landscape park
Museums
- Rheingau Wine Museum in the Brömserburg am Rhein - the operator changed in 2013. The museum is open daily from March to October from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Torture Museum - The museum shows the legal history of the Middle Ages as well as the time of the witch hunt in Germany. • Open: Good Friday - October, daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nov. - Good Friday: Sat and Sun 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Admission € 5.50, children 7-16 years: € 4.50. • Oberstrasse 49-51.
- Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet - About 350 self-playing musical instruments from three centuries with a 45-minute tour with music • March to December: daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Admission: € 6.50, children / students: € 3.00 • Tel .: 06722 - 49217 • In the Brömserhof, at Oberstrasse 29
- Toy and Railway Museum at Peterstrasse 20
Niederwald
Niederwald monument with the Germania
- 8 Niederwald monument - It was built between 1877 and 1883 based on a design by Johann Schilling from Dresden. It's 38 meters high, of which the Germania Measures 12.5 m. The monument is intended to symbolize the re-establishment of the German Empire after the Franco-German War of 1870-71. The main character is Germania with the imperial crown in her raised right hand and the imperial sword in her left hand. It has been a symbol for the Germanic peoples since ancient times. At the base, on the largest bronze relief of the 19th century, King Wilhelm of Prussia sits on horseback amid 132 generals and princes. It shows the spirit of optimism before the Franco-German War. On the front corners of the base stand the two allegories of war and peace. The left side relief shows the "farewell of the warriors". Pain and not joy seem to predominate in the figures. On the other side is the relief of the returnees of the Franco-German War. Here the joy prevails.
- You can get to the monument from Rüdesheim with an open gondola lift and from Assmannshausen with a chairlift (€ 5.50 / € 7). From there you have a wide view of the vineyards, the Rhine and Rhineland-Palatinate. Every year in July, the event "History in Light" takes place at the Niederwald Monument. Rheingau delicacies and Rheingau wine are offered before the illumination spectacle “History in the Light” and a musical fireworks display light up the night. In 2008, Rüdesheim celebrated the 125th birthday of Germania. The state of Hesse, as the owner, had the stairs and paths secured and installed a new lighting system.
- 1 Niederwald Temple - Lookout temple between the mountain station of the gondola and the Niederwald monument. Count von Ostein had it built as an attraction in 1788. During the romantic era of the 19th century, the temple became the focus of many great minds of that time. The visitors included Brentano, Beethoven and Goethe. In November 1944, Allied bombers completely destroyed the temple. The temple was rebuilt and inaugurated in June 2006 through the initiative of the Reconstruction Association Niederwaldtempel e.V.
- The view is not a sight in the classical sense, but you should have seen it anyway. The most popular vantage point is the Niederwald Monument with a view of the Middle and Upper Rhine, Bingen and the Hunsrück. A similar view can be had from the viewpoints Bingerblick, Hunsrückblick and Naheblick (the name says it all), all of which are connected by a hiking trail to each other and to the Niederwald monument and the hunting lodge.
- The Niederwald hunting lodge is a castle from the middle of the 18th century. Today it is used as a hotel and restaurant. The castle can be reached by car, but it is much nicer (albeit slower) to take the chairlift from Assmannshausen.
- The Rossel is an artificial castle ruin. It stands on the path between the hunting lodge and the Naheblick viewpoint. Behind the ruins you have a beautiful view of Bingen, the Nahe estuary, the beginning of the Middle Rhine Valley and far beyond Rhineland-Palatinate into it. A hiking trail leads through the lower floor.
- The Magic cave is a 60 m longer, pitch dark (bring a flashlight!), winding corridor, in the middle of which there was a statue of a magician in a small room. It begins in the middle of the forest and ends in a small viewing temple.
Eibingen
- On the southern slopes of the Rheingau Mountains, above the main town of Rüdesheim, nestled in the vineyards, is the district of Eibingen with the Parish and pilgrimage church of St. Hildegard and St. John the Baptist, in which the shrine with the bones of St. Hildegard von Bingen is kept. • Travel every hour with bus line 171 from Wiesbaden − Geisenheim train station in the direction of Rüdesheim and partly bus line 187 from Rüdesheim, stop "Eiblinger Kirche". Marienthaler Strasse 3, Tel .: 06722 - 4520.
- The world-famous is located above the town center at the level of the Windeck settlement Benedictine Abbey of St. Hildegard with a lovely church that is open every day. In the monastery shop you can buy books, candles, spelled biscuits and monastery wine from Monday to Saturday from 9:30 am to 11:45 am and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. • Arrival with bus line 187 "Windeck", only single trips a week, on weekends every 2 hours as a call bus with registration. Walk down and then right into Klosterweg. Alternatively, bus line 187 “Youth Hostel” with a footpath. Arrival by car via Eibingen and Windeck entrance to Klosterweg.
View of Assmannshausen
Assmannshausen: Old farmer's tavern
Assmannshausen
The village belonging to the municipality of Rüdesheim is surrounded by steep vineyards and forests in a valley 4½ km downstream on the Rhine in the Middle Rhine Valley. From there, ascending roads and paths lead into the vineyards and the heights of the Niederwald with the Niederwald monument. The place, then called Hasemanneshusen, was first mentioned in a document in 1108. In the center of Assmannshausen you will find half-timbered buildings in which there are historical wine bars. Here the Rhenish cheerfulness is cultivated in a pleasant atmosphere. Since 1953 it has been possible to take a cable car up to the Niederwald hunting lodge, a hotel with a deer park. The famous Pinot Noir red wine location "Assmannshäuser Höllenberg" is located in Assmannshausen. The Assmannshausen Pinot Noir are among the best German red wines. A good red sparkling wine is also made here, which you can try as an aperitif in the Krone restaurant.
- 2 Red wine arbor with a view of the Rheinstein Castle.
Aulhausen
Small village in the north of the coppice forest. From here you can easily walk to the hunting lodge, the eagle observatory, the famous Niederwald monument with its impressive view, a magic cave and castle ruins.
Presberg
Small hilltop village at 409 m above sea level, the area of which is also known as the Rheingauer Alp. In the center is the parish church of St. Laurentius (1700). Reachable with the bus lines 183, 185 and 186, partly as dial-a-bus with registration. Many beautiful hikes are possible from Presberg. The Taunushöhenweg and European long-distance hiking trail E 3 run through here.
Outside the township
The mouse tower (right), in the background Bingen
- Mouse tower. History and legends entwine around the mouse tower in the “Binger Loch”, today's “Binger Riff”. A tower stood in the same place as early as the 5th century. 500 years later, Bishop Hatto II converted the mouse tower into the front tower of the Hattenburg. Hatto was considered an uncomfortable fellow. In 968 he had received the then imperial free city of Bingen from Emperor Otto I. According to legend, Hatto II is said to have driven his citizens into famine by buying up all the grain supplies. To prevent the citizens from getting to the supplies, he set fire to the granaries when they tried to loot the supplies. While the Bingers threatened to drown in the fire, mice sprang up from the burning barn and pursued Archbishop Hatto. Believing mice can't swim, he fled to the mouse tower. But the mice caught up with Hatto and ate him alive. The mouse tower functioned as a watchtower and signal tower at Binger Loch in the 14th century. He also marked the border of the Prussian Rhine Province. Even today, the mouse tower with its technical facilities is used to regulate navigation on the Rhine. A visit is only possible on the Open Monument Day.
activities
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History trail between Rüdesheim and Assmannshausen with a view of the Ehrenfels castle ruins and Bingen, on the right on the island is the mouse tower.To go biking
Cycling along the Rhine or over the hilly Hess. Long-distance cycle route R3a to Geisenheim and further after Eltville on the Rhine and Wiesbaden. After Assmannshausen there is only an approx. 200 m long finished cycle path on a balcony with a blocked entrance and exit. The main road is very narrow and confusing and therefore life-threatening. Even further after Lorch it only goes on on the street. If you want to cycle on the Middle Rhine, you should take the ferry and go to Bacharach Drive directly on the left bank of the Rhine. Alternatively, you can take the Historienweg above the Ehrenfels castle ruins halfway up the mountain, but you also have to accept stony sections. For this you will be rewarded with a brilliant view. See also: Rhine cycle route.
hike
Hike to the Niederwald Monument
- 1 Start of the cog railway path at parking lot P2 . The first half of the way is in the cut and is steeply uphill.
- or from Oberstraße in the amount of Boosenburg on the 2 Footpath "Am Feldtor" to the Niederwald monument through the vineyards. Here the “Am Feldtor” path leads upwards, continuing up until you reach the Sonnenbergweg. A little to the left, a staircase goes past the Rebenhaus inn to the Niederwald monument. More comfortable, but longer and more beautiful, is the continuation of the path below the Niederwald monument to the edge of the forest. There in the opposite direction the path at the edge of the forest and the next branch through the forest past the Binger Blick to the Niederwald monument.
- Those who shy away from the ascent and the gondola can take bus 187 bis 9 Bus stop “Jugendherberge” on line 187, on weekends call bus take and there at the edge of the forest walk down the “Kreuzbergweg” to the “Zahnradbahnweg”. This leads first at the edge of the forest and then through the forest to the Niederwald temple. Attention, the bus 187 runs on weekends as an on-call bus, which has to be registered 90 minutes in advance. Anyone who has traveled with an RMV or RNN ticket can use the buses free of charge.
- or take the gondola to the Niederwald temple, which is located in the vicinity of the Niederwald monument.
- From here on the former Rheinburgenweg, which leads at the edge of the forest above the vineyards and below the Rheinsteig to the knight's hall and then through the forest to the Niederwald hunting lodge. From here you can take the chairlift down to Assmannshausen. Back you can hike the 5 km on the Rheingau-Riesling-Path mainly through the vineyards or take a boat on the Rhine.
Ehrenfelsblick rest area on Historienweg
Hike on the Historienweg
- On the Historienweg from Rüdesheim to Assmannshausen and back via Aulhausen. The starting point is the upper end of the paid parking lot P2 (at the historic fire station). The ascending Krachbeinweg leads to the rocky promontory Ramstein, where you have a wide view of Rüdesheim, the Upper Rhine, Bingen and the gate of the Middle Rhine, with the mouse tower in front of Bingerbrück. The route continues flat to the Ehrenfels castle ruins. The path forks before the ruins. The upper one leads to Assmannshausen, the lower one leads directly past the castle, after which you have to walk up a stairway. Shortly before the forest there are a few tables and benches in the middle of the vines with a view of the Mäuseturm and Binderbrück. Two cellar shafts sunk into the ground with glasses and wine bottles invite you to self-service. In the meantime you have to slide your ID card through to open the mysterious cellar hatch, if you are ready to transfer € 9 for each bottle. Behind the forest it goes through the Assmannshausen vineyards down to the town center. On the other side of the valley it goes in serpentines to the red wine arbor and from there to Aulhausen.
- The descent to Rüdesheim is less interesting, a dangling over the Benedectine monastery of St. Hildegard and from there down the monastery path to Rüdesheim is recommended.
- Access from Rüdesheim train station: From the rail barrier at the train station, go up Oberstraße and turn left into the Am Feldtor path when you reach Boosenburg. The path goes steeply upwards, always straight, crosses the panorama path and joins the Krachbeinweg halfway up the Niederwald monument. From there the paved path leads to the Ramstein lookout point.
Hiking trail on the Panoramaweg
- Leisurely hike on a moderately rising path through the vineyards around the bend in the Rhine to the Ehrenfels castle ruins and on through the forest to Assmannhausen. Start is the lower end of parking lot P2. Magnificent views of the Rhine Valley, Bingen, the Nahe estuary, the Mäuseturm and the Ehrenfels castle ruins. You can also get back to Rüdesheim:
- with a ship on the Rhine. The landing stage is opposite the Hotel Krone.
- with the chairlift up to the Niederwald and on a hiking trail to the Niederwald monument. From there you can take the chairlift or walk down to Rüdesheim.
- with the train.
Hike on the Rheinsteig
- From Eibingen Monastery, you pass the youth hostel to the Niederwald Monument. From here it goes through the forest over the Rossel castle ruins, the knight's hall and the magic cave to the Niederwald hunting lodge. From here it goes down to Assmannshausen.
- From Assmannshausen it goes through the vineyards over serpentines up to the red wine arbor. A few bottles of wine at € 9 each and water at € 1 await the thirsty hiker in the wooden house by the stone wall. Glasses are also available. From the edge of the forest the path becomes narrow and stony. Only those who have sturdy shoes and are sure-footed should continue on the way to Lorch. Others are advised to walk in the opposite direction at the edge of the wood to the west to the König winery or the Heim Obstgut. From there, continue on Hessenweg H7. From the fork at the rest area, the path goes back to the Rheinsteig on the left.
From Aulhausen to the red wine arbor
- Those who shy away from the long ascent to Rheinstieg, Hessenweg or just to the red wine arbor above Assmannshausen can take the from Assmannshausen station every 2 hours 10 Bus stop "Aulhausen - Ludwig-Glaser-Straße" on line 187, on weekends on-call bus. From here walk up the street of the same name and then the straight Marienhäuser Weg to 11 König Weingut - Hessenweg H7 and branch to the red wine arbor walk. There, take the forest path on the left, which then leads as a concrete path through the wine path and again through a small wood. The second branch then goes on the Rheinsteig to the red wine arbor.
Events
- Rüdesheim fairytale winter, in January.
- German Sekttag, in May.
- Eibinger wine hike, June.
- Assmannshausen in RED, illuminated Rheinuferstraße with live music and red fireworks on a weekend in June.
- Rhine in Flames one night in early July. - You can experience this unforgettable night in July on board one of the Rhine ships (€ 44 / person, with a 2-course menu: € 62, with a buffet € 79 to € 109). Tickets must be booked in advance (Tel .: 06722 - 90615-12). The trips start at 5 p.m. in Rüdesheim (also do in Eltville or Bingen) and head towards the Loreley rocks. At 10 p.m. the ship convoy moves from Trechtingshausen to Rüdesheim and begins with the first fireworks, followed by the fireworks in Assmannshausen, Rheinstein Castle, Mäuseturm, Klopp Castle, Rochus Chapel and on the Panoramaweg in Rüdesheim. The final fireworks display will be launched from a ferry in the middle of the Rhine and will end around midnight. • You can also enjoy the ship convoy and the fireworks from land. Either you stand on that Binger bank of the Rhine, or go to the Rüdesheim vineyards, e.g. on the Krachbeinweg to Ramstein or the Niederwald monument. • The Rüdesheim winegrowers offer a supporting program on the weekend at the Niederwald monument, in the vineyards and on the market square. After midnight there is a special train to Frankfurt via Wiesbaden. The cable car operates until 1 a.m.
- Rudesheimer Wine festival - 3rd weekend in August.
- 'Hildegardistag in Eibingen Every year on September 17th, on the anniversary of the death of St. Hildegard von Bingen, a procession in honor of the saint takes place from the Eibingen parish church.
- Days of feather white, End of October 7th of November.
- Christmas market of the nations At the beginning of December, the climax is Thomas Night on December 20th from 5 p.m. The longest night is celebrated with customs and stories, illumination and juggling. The traditional parade with masks, customs and Feuergauklern begins at 6.30 p.m. on the market square by the church, leads over Rheinstrasse and Drosselgasse to Oberstrasse.
shop
You should take a bottle (or more) of Riesling wine with you from the Rheingau. The Pinot Noir from Assmannshausen Höllenberg is also not to be despised. An excellent red sparkling wine is produced in Assmanshausen.
- Asbach is one of the best-known brandy brands of the West German economic boom, when normal citizens wanted to treat themselves to something better, but could not yet afford a real cognac. Since the end of the last century, with lower sales figures, things have become quieter around the brand, which was founded by Hugo Asbach in Rüdesheim in 1892, the company changed hands several times and is now part of the French group Rémy Cointreau. In Rüdesheim there is only bottling and no more production. In the shop there are various products related to brandy such as liqueurs, chocolates, place settings and of course cups for the world-famous Rüdesheimer Cafe.
- Asbach Visitor Center, Ingelheimer Straße 4 on the eastern outskirts of the city by the cemetery, Tel .: 06722/497 345. Open from March 1 to Dec. 22, 2013: Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except on public holidays) asked, admission is free.
- Monastery shop the Benedictine Abbey of St. Hildegard next to the entrance to the monastery above Eibingen. In the monastery shop you can buy books, candles, spelled biscuits and monastery wine from Monday to Saturday from 9:30 am to 11:45 am and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
kitchen
The Rheingau is an important wine region. World-famous Rieslings and Pinot Noir, which have won many awards, grow here. The cuisine in the numerous restaurants and winery is mostly very good.
Cafes
Ruedesheimer Cafe
The world-famous drink is a strong coffee: It gets its whistle from the local Asbach on brown sugar. The serving ritual is to put the warmed brandy with the sugar in a large special cup, light the whole thing and, while stirring, extinguish with added hot coffee. Eine aufgesetzte Sahnehaube (Schlagobers) mit Schokoladenraspeln rundet das Ganze ab. Der Alkoholgehalt des erwärmenden Drinks liegt bei ca. 6%, Autofahrer und Radfahrer sollten sich also etwas zurückhalten.
- Cafe-Seilbahn (Gartenrestaurant und Café), Oberstraße 43 (an der Seilbahn zum Niederwalddenkmal). Tel.: 49 6722 2927. Geöffnet: täglich von 10 bis 22 Uhr, von Dez. bis März Montag Ruhetag.
Cheap
- Eibinger Zehnthof ist eine Gutsschänke mit Rheingauer Küche und Riesling und Spätburgunder Weinen im Restaurant, Wintergarten, Terrasse oder Gewölbekeller.
- Altdeutsche Weinstube in Rüdesheim hat eine warme und gepflegte Atmosphäre. Die Weinstube bietet Spezialitäten aus Küche und Keller des Rheingaus.
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- Lindenwirt / zum Drosselmüller in der Drosselgasse. Das Weingasthaus hat 250 Sitzplätze und einen Weingarten mit Tanz- und Blasmusik. Geöffnet: täglich von April - Oktober. Serviert wird regionales Essen und Wein aus eigenen Weinbergen. Der Rüdesheimer Kaffee wird am Tisch flambiert.
- Gasthaus Winzerkeller liegt im Herzen der Rüdesheimer Altstadt und in unmittelbarer Nähe zur Drosselgasse, aber dennoch ruhig. Das 1609 erbaute alte Mang`sche Haus bewirtet Weinfreunde und Freunde exzellenter Küche.
- Da Toni, Ristorante, Pizzeria bietet seit 25 Jahren in Rüdesheim in einem mediterranen Ambiente mit Patio hausgemachte italienische Spezialitäten, kreative Pasta-Sorten und hauchdünne Pizzen.
- Restaurant HAZIENDA Rüdesheim, im carathotel Rheingau, Rheinstrasse 9, 65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein. Tel.: 49 6722 9070, Email: [email protected]. Merkmal: mexikanische Küche.Geöffnet: Täglich von 17.30 bis 23.00 Uhr. Sonntags ab 12 Uhr.
Außerhalb:
- Das Restaurant Jagdschloss Niederwald liegt oberhalb von Rüdesheim bzw. Assmannshausen (Sessellift) und in Gehentfernung vom Niederwalddenkmal. Jagdschloss Niederwald.
- Die Gutsschänke von Schloss Johannisberg liegt hoch über dem Rhein mit einem schönen Blick auf das Rheintal. Das Schloss wurde 1942 bei einem Bombardement auf Mainz fast völlig zerstört und dann von Paul Alfons Fürst von Metternich (Urenkel des Staatskanzlers) wiederaufgebaut bis 1965 betrieben. Im Saal des Schlosses Johannisberg finden alljährlich Konzerte des Rheingau Festivals statt. Schloss Johannisberg.
Die Schänke ist vom 1. März bis 31. Oktober geöffnet:
Mo bis Fr: 10 - 13 Uhr und 14 - 18 Uhr. Sa, So und an Feiertagen: 11 - 18 Uhr und von Mai bis September: 11 - 19 Uhr.
Vom 1. November bis 28. Februar: Mo bis Fr: 10 - 13 Uhr und 14 - 18 Uhr. Sa und So: 11 - 17 Uhr.
- Das Restaurant von Kloster Eberbach is above Eltville on the Rhine in einem Wald neben dem ehemaligen Zisterzienser Kloster aus dem 12.-14. Century und ist das bedeutendste mittelalterliche Gesamtkunstwerk in Hessen. Im Kreuzgang und in der Basilika des Klosters Eberbach finden alljährlich Konzerte anlässlich des Rheingaufestivals statt. Im Gästehaus kann man übernachten. Kloster Eberbach.
Upscale
- Das Restaurant des Hotel Krone in Assmannshausen ist ein altes (1541) und renommiertes Haus am Rhein mit sehr guter Küche und lobenswerten Weinen. Man sollte als Aperitif den wunderbaren Rotsekt probieren. Im Sommer kann man auf einer dem Rhein zugewandten Terrasse unter einem Glycinendach Platz nehmen und die vorbei fahrenden Schiffe beobachten. Man kann von Rüdesheim mit einem Rheinschiff hinfahren. Hotel Krone
accommodation
medium
- 1 Hajo's Germania Lodge, Rheinstrasse 10, 65385 Rüdesheim. Tel.: 49 (0)6722 2584. Familiär geführt, unkonventionell, leger, innovativ und trotzdem traditionsorientiert.
- Hotel Felsenkeller***. Das Familien geführte und Weinhaus Felsenkeller liegt zentral und ruhig im Herzen der Altstadt von Rüdesheim am Rhein. Nur wenige Schritte sind es zur Talstation der Seilbahn zum Niederwalddenkmal. DZ kosten 105,- €.Characteristic: ★★★.
- Hotel Höhn***. Mittelklassehotel mit 55 Zimmern, Restaurant "Philip's-Burg", Weinstube, Salon, Aufenthaltsraum sowie Sauna, Solarium und Fitnessraum. Ruhig gelegen am Rande der Weinberge. DZ kostet 88,- €.Characteristic: ★★★.
- Parkhotel Deutscher Hof***. liegt im Mittelpunkt an der Rheinpromenade. DZ kosten 86-95 €.Characteristic: ★★★.
- Rüdesheimer Hof***. liegt im Altstadtkern. Das DZ kostet 88,- €.Characteristic: ★★★.
Upscale
- Breuer's Rüdesheimer Schloss ****. Ein Weinhotel im historischen Ambiente von 1729. Moderne Inneneinrichtung geprägt von Wein, Kunst und Design. Große Zimmer und geräumige Bäder mit Blick auf die Weinberge und die Altstadt. Das DZ kostet 130 €.
- **** carathotel Rheingau, Rheinstrasse 9, 65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein (mit Rheinblick, Drosselgasse um die Ecke). Tel.: 49 6722 9070, Fax: 49 6722 1573, Email: [email protected]. Preis: EZ ab 55 €, DZ ab 65 €, pro Zimmer und Nacht inklusive Frühstück.
- **** hoteltraube Rüdesheim, Rheinstrasse 6, 65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein (ex. Hotel Aumüller-Traube). Tel.: 49 6722 9140, Fax: 49 6722 1573, Email: [email protected]. Preis: EZ ab 60 €, DZ ab 70 €, pro Zimmer und Nacht inklusive Frühstück.
- Jagdschloss Niederwald **** ist ein historischer Adelssitz, ruhig und reizvoll inmitten eines Naturparks gelegen. Das Hotel liegt oberhalb von Assmannshausen und ist sowohl mit dem PKW als auch mit dem Sessellift zu erreichen. Das DZ kostet 135-160 €.
Das familiengeführte Hotel verfügt über einen sehr gepflegten SPA- Bereich.
- Hotel Krone Assmannshausen ****. Der 450 Jahre alte, romantische Gasthof mit dem Komfort eines Luxushotels bietet ein unnachahmliches Ambiente mit gemütlichen Stübchen, elegantem Eichenholz getäfeltem Restaurant, Fachwerk, Türmchen. DZ kosten zwischen 120 und 180 €. Hotel Krone
- Akzent-Waldhotel Gietz**** in Geisenheim liegt oberhalb des Rheins und sehr ruhig, direkt am Kloster Marienthal. Gemütliches Restaurant mit Terrasse; Hotelbar; "Wellness-Oase" mit Schwimmbad, Sauna, Dampfbad. DZ kosten 128 €.
- Hotel Kronenschloesschen **** in Eltville-Hattenheim - direkt am Rhein inmitten des Rheingaus - ist verkehrsgünstig angebunden und von Frankfurt, Mainz und Wiesbaden in kürzester Zeit zu erreichen. DZ kosten 180 €.
- Nägler am Rhein**** in Oestrich-Winkel ist ein familiäres Privathotel mit 42 Zimmern; großes à la carte Restaurant "Bellevue"; Di bis Sa von 12-22 Uhr durchgehend warme Küche, So bis Mo ab 18 Uhr geöffnet.
health
- Medical on-call service für den Bereich Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis: ☎ 06723 87087
- Allgemeinmediziner, Ärzte und Zahnärzte sind im Ort vorhanden.
- Pharmacies sind im Zentrum von Rüdesheim mehrfach vertreten, die jeweils notdiensthabende im Fenster angeschrieben.
- Krankenhaus St. Josef, Eibinger Straße 9, 65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein (am nördlichen Stadtrand). Tel.: (0)6722 4900, Fax: (0)6722 490666.
Practical advice
- Rüdesheim Tourist AG, Geisenheimer Strasse 22, D-65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein. Tel.: 49 (0)6722 906150, Fax: 49 (0)6722 3485.
- Filiale German postal service (DHL): Rheinstraße 4, 65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein
trips
- Burg Rheinstein • gegenüber von Assmannshausen in der Gemeinde Trechtingshausen gelegen. Sie ist eine der schönsten Burgen im UNESCO Weltkulturerbe Middle Rhine Valley. Sie wurde unter dem Mainzer Erzbistum im 13. Jhd. als Zollburg erbaut und diente ebenso zur Sicherung des Mainzer Territoriums im Kampf gegen die Raubritterburgen. 1323 ist die Burg erstmals in mainzischem Besitz verbürgt. Rudolf I. von Habsburg soll sich hier von 1282 – 1286 aufgehalten haben. Er saß er zu Gericht gegen die unbotmäßigen Ritter von Reichenstein, Sooneck und Ehrenfels (in unmittelbarer Nähe Assmannshausens). Auf Rheinstein, auch Königstein genannt, sprach der spätere deutsche Kaiser die denkwürdigen Worte über die "Erhabenheit und Berufung des edlen deutschen Rittertums". Nach ihrer Blütezeit im 13. und 16. Jahrhundert verfiel die Burg. 1823 kaufte sie Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm von Preußen. Er ließ die Burg im Sinne der Rheinromantik wieder aufbauen. Die damaligen Baumeister waren J.C. von Lassauxi, Friedrich Schinkel und Wilhelm Kuhn. Durch Erbfolge blieb die Burg bis 1975 im Besitz der Hohenzollernfamilie.
Die sorgfältig restaurierte Burg ist von Mitte März bis 1. November täglich von 9.30 bis 18.00 Uhr zu besichtigen, von Ende Dez. − Febr. ist sie geschlossen. Es gibt auch Nachtführungen, Burgladen, Café-Terrasse und Zimmervermietung. Burgzoll: 5,- €, Kinder 3,- €.
- Von der gegenüber liegenden Nachbarstadt Bingen am Rhein am Zusammenfluss von Rhine and Nahe hat man einen fantastischen Blick auf den Rheingau mit dem Niederwalddenkmal und seinen steilen Weinbergen. Bingen war Ausrichter der Landesgartenschau 2008, die drei Themen-Parks am Rhein sind heute kostenfrei.
- Geisenheim mit dem Schloss Johannesberg.
- Eltville on the Rhine − die Wein-, Sekt- und Rosenstadt mit zwei Burgen am Rhein und schöner Altstadt.
- Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden
- Landeshauptstadt Mainz
- Loreley bei St. Georgshausen
- Koblenz − am Zusammenfluss von Mosel und Rhein, Budesgartenschau 2011
literature
Web links
- https://www.ruedesheim.de/ – Offizielle Webseite von Rüdesheim am Rhein
- UNESCO Welterbe Oberes Mittelrheintal
