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Ardeck Castle and Rheinhessen Bicycle Museum

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Ardeck Castle and Rheinhessen Bicycle Museum

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Location: Gau-Algesheim, Mainz-Bingen, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Veronika 2020

March 13, 2023

In the Middle Ages, a “bailiff” “resided” who, from 1417, also temporarily held the office of “land clerk” in personal union. Seat of an official cellar from the 16th century. Temporarily whereabouts of the archbishops of Mainz. The expansion to the "castle" took place gradually, particularly in the 15th century with the support of Elector-Archbishop Dietrich Schenk von Erbach, who stayed in the castle several times and documented it there. The fortified parts were demolished in 1803. Today owned by the city of Gau-Algesheim.

With the support of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, it has been converted into a "citizen's palace" for different uses. Since 2002, it has housed the "Rheinhessisches Fahrradmuseum" on the ground floor, a ballroom on the upper floor and rooms for the city's clubs on the top floor and, in a more recent extension, the municipal kindergarten .

Rooms in Ardeck Castle can be rented for private family celebrations, wine tasting, seminars, exhibitions, etc.

rheinhessen.de/a-schloss-ardeck

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

April 15, 2024

The former Electorate of Mainz official and moated castle was first mentioned in 1112 as "Moseburg". In the Middle Ages, a "bailiff" "resided" there, who from 1417 also temporarily held the office of "land clerk". From the 16th century, it was the seat of an official cellar. At times, it was the residence of Mainz archbishops. The expansion into a "castle" took place gradually, particularly in the 15th century, promoted by Elector-Archbishop Dietrich Schenk von Erbach, who stayed in the castle several times and wrote documents there.

During the French period (1792/1797 - 1815), the administration had the defensive parts demolished in 1803. The habitable parts of the building were acquired by the Sala, Bob, von Horix and Appiano families, who supported the new order, during the national property auction.

In 1828, the tax collector Ludwig Jonas became the owner of the building and its surroundings for the next few decades, and tried to give it a castle-like appearance. At the turn of the century, the former Jonas property was being discussed for municipal use, but in 1894 it was bought and modernized by the banker Franz-Josef Hassemer (* October 30, 1840 in Gau-Algesheim; † December 27, 1909 in Kreuznach), owner of the Roman Banca Nationale since 1870.

October 6, 1911: the widow of Franz-Josef Hassemer (authorized representative Jacob Alexander Weiner, Kreuznach, representative of the Königsbacher Brauerei A.G., Koblenz), sold the castle to Count Hermann von Bocholtz-Meschede (authorized representative Gustav Rading, Wesel).

July 25, 1917: After the death of Count Hermann von Bocholtz-Meschede on July 21, 1916, the merchant Gustav Rading from Vohwinkel in the Lower Berg region acquired the castle through a forced auction.

Source: brilmayer-gesellschaft.de/aspekte-der-stadtgeschichte/schloss-ardeck.html

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Christian aus S.

May 28, 2024

The historic building is now home to the Rheinhessen Bicycle Museum. On display are historic running machines and high-wheelers, as well as modern utility and sports bicycles.

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Location: Gau-Algesheim, Mainz-Bingen, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Ardeck Castle and Rheinhessen Bicycle Museum

1. Himmelsschaukel Laurenzberg – Jakobsleiter Sculpture loop from Gau-Algesheim

2. View of Gau-Algesheim – Himmelsschaukel Laurenzberg loop from Gau-Algesheim

3. Baumhohlweg – Welzbachtal Deer Enclosure loop from Gau-Algesheim

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