Why visit Nierstein
Townapedia lists 33 museums and landmarks, 22 parks and trails, 97 places to eat, 17 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Königstuhl Lörzweiler, Biolandhof Borngässer, Burg Schwabsburg and Deutsches Weinbaumuseum.
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About Nierstein
Nierstein (German pronunciation: [ˈniːɐ̯ʃtaɪn] ) is a town belonging to the Verbandsgemeinde Rhein-Selz in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
From the Wikipedia article Nierstein (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do8
Museums and landmarks33
Burg Schwabsburg
Monument and historic site · 1.9 km
Bergfried der wohl im frühen 13. Jahrhundert gegründeten, 1620 zerstörten Reichsburg; quadratischer, mit Buckelquadern aus Muschelkalk...
Am Schloss, Nierstein
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Bahnstrecke Nierstein–Undenheim-Köngernheim
Monument and historic site · 3.7 km
Gedenkstein für die Kornsand-Opfer
Monument and historic site · 1.3 km
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Parks, trails and playgrounds22
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Restaurants and cafes97
Zum Siliusstein Dienheim
Restaurant · Italian · 3.4 km
Gut bürgerliche und mediterrane Küche. Ständige saisonabhängige Tagesempfehlungen. Antipasti - Pizza - Pasta -Fleischgerichte
37 Saarstraße
Mo off; Tu-We 17:00-23:00; Th-Sa 17:00-22:30; Su 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:30
Kleins Vinum Gutsausschank
Restaurant
Winteröffnungszeiten; Ostern geschlossen
2 Saalpförtchen, Nierstein
Fr 18:00-22:00; Sa 18:00-22:00; Su 16:00-22:00
Pizzeria Adria
Restaurant · Pizza, Pasta · 2.4 km
39 Rheinstraße, Oppenheim
Mo-Fr 11:30-14:00,17:00-21:00; Sa off; Su 16:30-21:00
Gehringsweinwirtschaft
Restaurant · Regional · 1.7 km
17 Ausserhalb, Nierstein
Mo,Tu,Th 08:00-12:00,14:00-17:00; We 08:00-12:00; Fr 13:00-19:00;...
Royal Maharaja
Restaurant · Indian · 2.3 km
22 Krämerstraße, Oppenheim
Tu-Fr 16:00-22:30; Sa-Su 12:00-15:00, 17:00-22:30; Mo off
Altstadtcafe Oppenheim
Cafe · 2.4 km
3 Mainzer Straße, Oppenheim
We-Su 07:30-18:00; Mo,Tu off, PH 07:30-18:00
85 more on the map.
History
Two thousand years ago on Nierstein's current site stood a Roman settlement bearing the name Bauconica Nova. In 742, Nierstein had its first documentary mention. The occasion was the donation of a church and a vineyard to the Bistum Würzburg by the Majordomo (mayor of the palace) Carolman son of Charles Martel. The Glöck that was herein mentioned is said to be the oldest vineyard complex mentioned in a document in Germany. In 1451, vineyards owned by the Counts of Katzenelnbogen in der Walpe were mentioned.
In the Middle Ages the village Sundheim (or "Suntheym") was located south (Old High German sunt = "south") of Nierstein. Today this place lies inside the old centre of Nierstein near to a brook called "Flügelsbach". The street name "Hinter Sundheim" (about: "Behind Sundheim") still reflects this village.
The name Schwabsburg was transferred from the castle of the same name to the settlement that already existed there then. The castle was held by the Staufer emperors, whose home was in Swabia. In the Middle Ages, the villages of Dexheim, Schwabsburg and Nierstein formed a municipality administered by the Nierstein knightly court. The municipality had Imperial immediacy.
After 1400 this place came under the Electorate of the Palatinate lordship and thereby lost its Imperial freedom.
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On 22 March 1945, Nierstein was liberated by the 3. U.S. Army under command of General Patton, ending the dictatorship of the Nazi regime there.
From the History section of Nierstein on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Nierstein lies in Rhenish Hesse on the Rhine between Mainz and Worms. In Nierstein the Flügelsbach empties into the Rhine.
Nierstein's neighbours are Dexheim, Dienheim, Nackenheim and Oppenheim.
Around Nierstein Permian deposits (Rotliegend times) crop out in which 290,000,000-year-old animal tracks can be made out.
Above Nierstein lies a hillside vineyard described as a “Red Slope”, made as it is a part of the Rotliegend, which stretches from northern Nackenheim to western Schwabsburg.
Economy
Nierstein is characterized to a considerable extent by winegrowing, and with 783 ha of vineyard, of which 75.6% is used for white wine varieties and 24.4% for red, Nierstein is, after Worms (1 490 ha), Rhenish Hesse’s biggest winegrowing centre, and Rhineland-Palatinate's sixth biggest. The municipality is also the local winegrowing region's namesake.
The municipality's second biggest field of economic endeavour is tourism, catering to hikers and cyclists as well as day visitors. The outlying centre of Nierstein-Schwabsburg currently counts 7 hotels and 24 guesthouses (pensions), many of which are housed in renovated wineries.
Bundesstraße 9 runs through Nierstein and is closed to long-distance trucks in the town. Bundesstraße 420 also begins here. Nierstein lies on the Mainz–Ludwigshafen railway line, and has a centrally located railway station.
Rhine-ferry connection between Nierstein and the Kornsand by the Rheinfähre Landskrone.
Arts and culture
The amateur palaeontologists Arnulf Stapf (father) and Harald Stapf (son) show in the Paläontologisches Museum Nierstein, which they themselves built up, rare footprints of insects, amphibians and reptiles from the Permian period, as well as fossils from throughout the world. Since some of the specimens are unique, this institution is eagerly frequented by international specialists.
From the Wikipedia article Nierstein, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay17
Churches and places of worship15
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare6
Katharinen-Apotheke
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.7 km
53 Auf der Morgenweide, Oppenheim
Linden-Apotheke (Oppenheim)
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.1 km
13 Sant'-Ambrogio-Ring, Oppenheim
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Getting there and nearby towns
Wiesbaden Army Airfield (WIE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Oppenheim 2 km southeast, about 2 min by car
- Trebur 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Ginsheim-Gustavsburg 11 km north, about 11 min by car
- Dornheim 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Groß-Gerau 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Stockstadt am Rhein 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Mainz 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Riedstadt 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Goddelau 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Nauheim 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- 20060423-Nierstein-Marktplatz, Luidger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nierstein - Altes und neues Einbahnschild, ManuelB701, CC0
- Bildstockhohl, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nierstein Bildstockstraße 10 1, Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nierstein, Germany (Unsplash anHYi88o4s8), Brina Blum brina_blum, CC0
- Bushaltestelle Realschule, 6, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nierstein Menhir Bildstockstraße 10, Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nierstein Bildstockstraße 10 2, Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nierstein Kriegerdenkmal Bildstockstraße 10, Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Realschule, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fäulingstraße 31a + 31, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fäulingstraße, 3, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niersteiner Warte, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fäulingstraße, 2, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Nikolaus Lerch, 1, Fäulingstraße 31, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 2, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 4, 4, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 4, 3, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 4, 2, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 4, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fäulingstraße 26, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 6, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 6, 2, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fäulingstraße 26, 2, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 2, 2, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 15, 3, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 15, 2, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 8, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 15, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Best Western Nierstein 044, Jacquesverlaeken, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Außerhalb, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 2, 3, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schulbushaltestelle Grundschule, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fabrikpfad, 1, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelmstraße 2, 4, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Evangelische Katharinenkirche Oppenheim, Valgard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- RP Rheinhessen Schwabsburg Schwabsburg 001, Steffen 962, Public domain
- 0ppenheim Weinmuseum 2009-09-06 01, paddy (Patrick-Emil Zörner), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jubiläumsfass der MAN 1995, Hansbuerkle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dexheim Katholische Kirche 20100819, Rudolf Stricker, Attribution
- Michaelskapelle Oppenheim, Reneman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schwarzspecht (Dryocopus martius) im Oppenheimer Wäldchen, Orangenlikör, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20060423-Nierstein-Kirche, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Evangelische Pfarrkirche Nierstein, Bettina Vier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche, 2, Schwabsburg, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lörzweiler Königstuhl, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dienheim Evangelische Kirche 20100820, Rudolf Stricker, Attribution
- St Joseph (Dienheim) 02, Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ev Pfarrkirche Dexheim Martinskirche, Pfalz39, CC0
- St. Pankratius, 1, Schwabsburg, Nierstein, Landkreis Mainz-Bingen, GeorgDerReisende@Vicuna, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dienheim - Rheinstraße, Steinerner Stock, ManuelB701, CC0
- Uhrturm Oppenheim 2012, Felix König, CC BY 3.0
- Gautor-Oppenheim innen, Stefan Frerichs, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Ruprechtsturm-Oppenheim, Stefan Frerichs ( Stefan ( Diskussion ) 21:31, 9. Okt. 2012 (CEST)), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oppenheim Burg Landskron, Kumbalam, CC0
- Naturschutzgebiet Rothenberg, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- 0ppenheim Katharinenkirche 2009-09-05 20, paddy (Patrick-Emil Zörner), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Katholische Pfarrkirche St. Bartholomäus Seitenansicht, Reneman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bahnstrecken 1896, Lencer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Niersteiner Wartturm Treppenaustritt, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trutzturm Tafeln, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nierstein – ehemaliges Rathaus, heute Paläontologisches Museum. Museumsgründer ist Arnulf Stapf aus Nierstein - panoramio, giggel, CC BY 3.0
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