Name: Nierstein Watchtower
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Nierstein Watchtower

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Nierstein Watchtower

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Location: Nierstein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Nierstein Watchtower – Nierstein Market Square loop from Bodenheim

36.2km

03:54

360m

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2. King's Chair – Nierstein Watchtower loop from Mini-Eisenbahn, Haltepunkt

44.5km

04:51

610m

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3. King's Chair – Nierstein Watchtower loop from Nierstein

14.4km

01:32

170m

Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Heiko

May 18, 2023

The Wartturm above the town of Nierstein, north of the Roter Hang, is the highest vantage point in the vineyards with an excellent panoramic view over Nierstein to the Donnersberg, the Hessian Bergstrasse, the Taunus, Wiesbaden, Mainz and the Rhine-Main area . The stones from the demolished royal chair between Nierstein and Lörzweiler were used for its construction.

Origin of the Watchtower: Medieval signal tower from the 12th century. The watchtower has a height including parapet of 10.2 m.

The watchtower is the Nierstein landmark. Emerging from a medieval signal tower, it served the winegrowers for a long time as an observation and operations center for the annual defense against starlings.

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Isi-Sicilia

January 31, 2025

The 11.3 m high watchtower above the community is the highest vantage point in the vineyards. The stones from the demolished Königsstuhl between Nierstein and Lörzweiler were used to build it, where in 1024 the assembly of princes elected Conrad II as the first Salian on the German throne.

For a long time it also served the winegrowers as an observation and operations center for the annual starling defense.

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Location: Nierstein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Nierstein Watchtower

1. Nierstein Watchtower – Nierstein Market Square loop from Bodenheim

2. King's Chair – Nierstein Watchtower loop from Mini-Eisenbahn, Haltepunkt

3. King's Chair – Nierstein Watchtower loop from Nierstein

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