パルテンハイムの洞窟・トップ7

One should have been

Schöner Kirchenbau

interesting

The former country hotel has become a retirement home

On the archway of Sörgenloch Castle is the coat of arms of Barons Köth von Wanscheid from the 18th century. The history of Sörgenloch Castle goes back to the 12th century. At that time, the place was owned by the St. Alban Monastery in Mainz and was more of an estate with a few residential buildings than a real town as we know it today. The estate's task was to supply the monastery with food and money through the so-called "tithe". However, it is unknown who managed the estate on behalf of the monastery. The place attracted attention around the same time that Sörgenloch Castle was built. At that time, coins and vessels from the Iron Age and antiquity were found. The Celts and the Romans had also already settled here. The place around Sörgenloch Castle gained economic importance as an important place of pilgrimage in the 17th century. The money of the pilgrims who came to visit was also responsible for the fact that a simple manor house could be turned into the castle we see today a good 100 years later. The small Renaissance-style castle was built by the Köth-Wanscheid family, who ruled the town in the 18th century. Sörgenloch Castle is no longer owned by the local lords, but is run privately as a restaurant. Also part of the castle, but now independent, are the Catholic rectory and a second, former castle.

Late Gothic fortified church

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.

The former administrative and moated castle of the Electorate of Mainz was first mentioned in 1112 as "Moseburg." In the Middle Ages, an "Amtmann" (administrator) resided there, who from 1417 also held the office of "Landschreiber" (land clerk) concurrently. From the 16th century, it housed an administrative cellarer. It also served as a temporary residence for the Archbishops of Mainz. The castle's expansion into a "palace" occurred gradually, particularly in the 15th century, promoted by Elector-Archbishop Dietrich Schenk von Erbach, who frequently stayed at the castle and issued documents there. During the French occupation (1792/1797–1815), the administration demolished the fortified sections in 1803. The habitable parts of the building were acquired during the national property auction by the Sala, Bob, von Horix, and Appiano families, who supported the new regime. ] In 1828, tax collector Ludwig Jonas became the owner of the building and its grounds, which he attempted to transform into a castle-like setting. Around the turn of the century, the former Jonas estate was considered for municipal use, but in 1894 it was purchased and modernized by banker Franz-Josef Hassemer (born October 30, 1840, in Gau-Algesheim; died December 27, 1909, in Kreuznach), who had been the owner of the Banca Nationale in Rome since 1870. On October 6, 1911, Franz-Josef Hassemer's widow (represented by Jacob Alexander Weiner of Kreuznach, agent of the Königsbacher Brewery, Koblenz) sold the castle to Count Hermann von Bocholtz-Meschede (represented by Gustav Rading of Wesel). ] July 25, 1917: Following 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: https://www.brilmayer-gesellschaft.de/aspekte-der-stadtgeschichte/schloss-ardeck.html