Rüdesheim am Rhein
Rüdesheim
Rüdesheim am Rhein | |
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Location of Rüdesheim within Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district | |
Coordinates: 49°59′0″N 07°55′50″E / 49.98333°N 7.93056°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Darmstadt |
District | Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis |
Subdivisions | 5 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–25) | Klaus Zapp[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,054 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 65385 |
Dialling codes | 06722 |
Vehicle registration | RÜD |
Website | stadt |
Rüdesheim am Rhein is a German winemaking town in the Rhine Gorge, and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in this region. It lies in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt, Hessen. Known as Rüdesheim, it is officially Rüdesheim am Rhein, to distinguish it from Rüdesheim an der Nahe. It is a major tourist attraction, especially for foreign visitors.
Geography
Location
Rüdesheim lies at the foot of the
Territorial structure
Rüdesheim am Rhein as a municipality consists of five quarters:
- Rüdesheim am Rhein (initial part and center)
- Eibingen including Windeck, Eibingen Abbey and Nothgottes
- Assmannshausen
- Aulhausen including the former Marienhausen Abbey and the St. Vincenzstift
- Presberg
Assmannshausen, Aulhausen and Presberg have the status of an
Neighbouring communities
Rüdesheim borders in the north and north-west on the town of
History
The area was settled first by the
The Romans were followed by the
Rüdesheim was first mentioned in a document in 1074. Its livelihood came mainly from winegrowing and shipping, particularly timber rafting.
On 1 January 1818, Rüdesheim received
In 1877, the first foundation stone was laid for the
In 1939, under the secrecy that held sway at the time, the formerly self-governing community of
Politics
Town council
The municipal election for the town council (German: Stadtverordnetenversammlung) was held on 6 March 2016 and yielded the following results,[3] compared to previous elections:[4][5]
Parties | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 | |||||
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% | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | ||
CDU
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42,3 | 13 | 41,2 | 13 | 44,8 | 14 | 52,0 | 19 | |
WIR | 14,2 | 4 | 21,4 | 7 | 23,6 | 7 | — | — | |
SPD
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12,3 | 4 | 19,9 | 6 | 23,4 | 7 | 32,3 | 12 | |
GfR | 27,3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
FDP
|
3,9 | 1 | 4,1 | 1 | 3,0 | 1 | 15,7 | 6 | |
Offene Grüne Liste | — | — | 13,4 | 4 | 5,1 | 2 | — | — | |
Total | 100,0 | 31 | 100,0 | 31 | 100,0 | 31 | 100,0 | 37 | |
Voters in % | 45,8 | 47,7 | 46,4 | 49,7 |
Town partnerships
- Meursault, Côte-d'Or, France
- Juliénas, Rhône, France (twinned with quarter Assmannshausen)
- Oingt, Rhône, France (twinned with quarter Presberg)
- Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
- Swanage, Dorset, England, UK[6][7]
Culture and sightseeing
Museums
- Siegfrieds Mechanisches Musikkabinett, a museum for mechanical musical instruments. On an exhibition area of over 400 m2, the museum provides information about the history of self-playing music and its instruments. Also known as Brömserhof, formerly the home of Heinrich Brömser von Rüdesheim (born ca. 1601, died 1668).[8]
- Mittelalterliches Foltermuseum ("Mediaeval torture museum"), with many instruments of torture
- Asbach Distillery, brandy museum illustrating the history of Asbach Uralt production
- Rheingauer Weinmuseum Brömserburg, about the area's 1000-year winegrowing history, located in castle Brömserburg.
Notable sites
- Niederwalddenkmal, a patriotic monument finished in 1883
- Landschaftspark Niederwald , a park from the 18th century
- Drosselgasse is a lane in the heart of Rüdesheim's Old Town. Live band entertainment, brass instruments and dance music all day and all night during the summer in the many wine taverns and open-air garden taverns along the 144-metre-long narrow cobblestone pedestrian street. Built in the 15th century, boat owners used the Drosselgasse to move items from the river to homes in the town.
- St. Jakobus, the parish church from the 15th century, rebuilt after World War II
- Burg Ehrenfels, a ruined castle in the vineyards
- Henri II d'Orléans, duc de Longueville. The Archbishopric sold it in 1803 and it has had several owners since then. The town of Rüdesheim bought the castle in 1941. The site includes a modern-day wine museum.
- Boosenburg, a castle from the 12th century with a preserved bergfried and a Gothic revival villa which serves as a concert venue
- Eibingen Abbey, founded by Hildegard of Bingen, above Eibingen
- Remains of the Hindenburgbrücke, a bridge destroyed in the Second World War
Hiking trails
The
Tradition
A well known tradition is the Weinkönigin ("Wine Queen") with her princesses. Each year in the summertime, the Rüdesheim wine festival is held, whose highlights include the Wine Queen's and the princesses' coronation. They represent the town of Rüdesheim and its wine in other communities and
In the deeds held by the Counts of Katzenelnbogen, vineyards are already found in the Rüdesheim area in 1399: auf dem Berge ("on the mountain"), bei dem Morgen Marschalls ("near Marshal's acre") and unterhalb Eibingen am Fluß ("beneath Eibingen at the river").[9]
Rüdesheim lies in the north-west corner of the German wine-producing region Rheingau. Riesling grapes are the main type grown in this area, producing mainly high-quality white wines.
Regular events
- Magic-Bike-Rüdesheim (as a rule on Corpus Christiweekend)
- Tal total yearly on the last Saturday in June. On this day, Bundesstraße 42 between Rüdesheim and Koblenz on the Rhine's right bank and Bundesstraße 9 on the left between Bingen and Koblenz are closed to motorized traffic and left free for cyclists and skaters.
- Rheingau Musik Festival, usually a summer concert in the Eibingen Abbey and/or in the church St. Jakobus[10]
- Rhein in Flammen (fireworks festival) on the first Saturday in July
- World Heritage celebration at the Niederwalddenkmal (since 2003 usually in late July on a Friday and Saturday)
- Weinfest (wine festival third weekend in August)
- Gallustag (Saint Galls day), festival to honour the grape harvest, medieval market and event
- Tage des Federweißen (year's last wine festival) late October, early November
- Weihnachtsmarkt der Nationen ("Christmas Market of the Nations") 120 stalls, open daily from late November until Christmas
Transport
Rüdesheim (Rhein) station is on the East Rhine Railway and is served by trains running at least hourly during the day to Frankfurt and Koblenz.
Education
- Hildegardisschule (Realschuleand primary school spread between two buildings)
- Nikolausschule (Assmannshausen primary school)
- Grundschule Presberg (primary school)
Notable people
The town's medieval noble family called itself "von Rüdesheim". One of its members was Rudolf of Rüdesheim (1402–1482), papal legate and since 1468 Prince-Bishop of Breslau.
Born in Rüdesheim
- Jacob Fidelis Ackermann (1765–1815), physician
- Theodor Friedrich Ludwig Dilthey (6 February 1825 – 22 March 1892), businessman: He took over his father's wine wholesaling business, Dilthey-Sahl & Co. in Rüdesheim, in 1852 and undertook many business trips to England and Russia to further German wine and sekt exports. In 1867 he was cofounder and first president of the Wiesbaden chamber of commerce. He composed many poems in praise of wine.
- Georg Geiling (1 June 1863 – 1947), master cooper: Geiling studied after his apprenticeship as a cooper in Reims and Épernay and in 1890 founded the sekt cellar "Georges Geiling & Cie." in Reims. In 1894, he settled in Bacharach, where in 1919 he built up his own sparkling wine factory.
- Antonius Wallenstein (20 January 1890 – 28 December 1964 on the Abtsberg near dissertation); Katechismusder christlichen Vollkommenheit, Freiburg 1930 (2nd ed. 1936); Kindheit und Jugend als Erziehungsaufgabe, Freiburg 1951; Klarheit über Gott, Leutesdorf 1959.
- Hermann Asbach (18 March 1894 – unknown), businessman: one of Hugo Asbach's three sons and later owner of the firm Asbach (Asbach Uralt, brandy).
- Rudolf Krämer-Badoni (1913–1989), writer and publicist.
- Karl Heinz Hock (born 1930), publicist and journalist.
- Kurt W. Stasiak (born 1952), US Benedictine monk and Archabbot
- Cologne University of Music.
- Jennifer Braun (born 1991), pop/rock singer, runner-up of Unser Star für Oslo 2010.
Other people linked with the town
- The composer Niederwalddenkmalin Rüdesheim. In the rooms of the former Villa Sturm on Rheinstraße, the yearly Rüdesheimer Brahms-Tage take place in the composer's memory.
- Bernhard Hopffer (7 August 1840 in Joseph von Eichendorff– as well as an opera, Frithjof, which was first produced in Berlin in 1871.
- Hans Otto Jung (1920–2009) and his wife Ursula Jung, sponsors of musical institutions such as a chamber music series and "Brahmstage" in Rüdesheim, "Die Kammermusik" in Wiesbaden (he was president of the association since 1976),[11] Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium and the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, founding members of the Rheingau Musik Festival.
- The German violinist Gerhard Taschner (1922–1976) lived from 1946 to 1950 in the house of the art-minded winemaker Carl Jung in Rüdesheim. In the piano trio with Ludwig Hoelscher and the pianist Walter Gieseking, he gave a series of private concerts here.
See also
- Rheinsteig
- Rüdesheimer Kaffee, a local drink made with coffee and brandy
References
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ "Kommunalwahlen 2016 in Hessen". www.statistik-hessen.de. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Kommunalwahlen 2011 in Hessen". www.statistik-hessen.de.
- ^ "Kommunalwahlen 2006 in Hessen". www.statistik-hessen.de.
- ^ "The Swanage Town Twinning Association". www.swanagetowntwinning.co.uk.
- ^ "Dorset Twinning Association List". The Dorset Twinning Association. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Heraldik: Photos von Wappen in architektonischem Zusammenhang, Dokumentation und Datenbank". www.welt-der-wappen.de (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de 14 December 2007
- ^ St. Jakobus on the Rheingau Musik Festival website (German/English)
- ^ Aus der Geschichte des Vereines (From the History of the Association), Wolf-Eberhard von Lewinski and Ursula Jung, 1992, a review of 120 years, presidency Dr. Jung p. 7
Further reading
- Ursula Jung 100 Jahre Villa Sturm zu Rüdesheim am Rhein : ein Beitrag zur Musiktradition im Rheingau (1991), DNB
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Town’s official tourism website
- Rüdesheim am Rhein at Curlie(in German)
- 1, 2. Images of Rüdesheim in J.F. Dielmann, A. Fay, J. Becker (Zeichner): F.C. Vogels Panorama des Rheins, Bilder des rechten und linken Rheinufers, Lithographische Anstalt F.C. Vogel, Frankfurt 1833