Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
Rüdesheim am Rhein is a town of 9,921 people in Hesse, Germany.
Why visit Rüdesheim am Rhein
Townapedia lists 117 museums and landmarks, 33 parks and trails, 229 places to eat, 30 places to stay and 35 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hindenburg Bridge, Kaiser-Friedrich-Turm, Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet and Alter Binger Rheinkran.
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About Rüdesheim am Rhein
Rüdesheim am Rhein (German pronunciation: [ˈʁyːdəshaɪm ʔam ˈʁaɪn], lit. 'Rüdesheim on the Rhine') 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.
From the Wikipedia article Rüdesheim am Rhein (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Rüdesheim am Rhein on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do35
Hindenburg Bridge
Bridge · 1.4 km
Former train bridge over the Rhine at Rüdesheim, Germany
Kikubi Programmkino Bingen
Cinema and theater · 2.2 km
9 Mainzer Straße, Bingen am Rhein
"Programmkino, Terminplan auf website"
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Museums and landmarks117
Alter Binger Rheinkran
Monument and historic site · 1.8 km
Alter Hafenkran, Grundsteinlegung 1487, heutiger Aufbau von ca. 1787, einziger voll funktionstüchtiger Tretradkran in Bingen am Rhein
easter - Oct 31 Su,PH 12:00-16:00
Museum am Strom
Museum · 2.5 km
Ehemaliges Elektrizitätswerk
3 Museumstraße, Bingen am Rhein
Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Brömserburg
Monument and historic site
Stone castle in Rüdesheim, Germany
2 Rheinstraße, Rüdesheim am Rhein
Lotsenhaus
Museum · 2.1 km
Schiffer- und Lotsenmuseum. "Schiffische" Experten erklären mit Rheinkarten, Fotos und Modellen das Leben der Binnenschiffer. Die...
Hindenburganlage, Bingen am Rhein
Sa,Su,PH 13:00 - 17:00; "sowie nach Vereinbarung"
Adlerturm
Monument and historic site
Spätgotische Eckturm der alten Stadtbefestigung in Rüdesheim am Rhein
Brömserhof
Monument and historic site
27 Oberstraße, Rüdesheim am Rhein
Mouse Tower
Monument and historic site · 3.2 km
Ehemaliger Wehr- und Wachturm
105 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds33
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Restaurants and cafes229
Besucherzentrum auf dem Niederwald
Restaurant · 1.7 km
4 Am Niederwald, Rüdesheim am Rhein
Apr-Oct Th-Tu 11:00-18:00+
Weinstube - Zum grünen Kranz
Restaurant · Regional
Wintergarten.
42 Oberstraße, Rüdesheim am Rhein
11:00-21:00
Bischöfliches Weingut Rüdesheim
Brewery and winery · 0.8 km
3 Marienthaler Straße, Rüdesheim am Rhein
Bodega
Restaurant · Spanish · 0.7 km
1 Am Rottland, Rüdesheim am Rhein
Mo,Th-Su 17:00-23:00; Tu-We off
Bootshaus
Restaurant · Regional, International · 3.0 km
2 Am Rheinufer, Geisenheim
We-Su 11:00-22:00; Mo 17:00-22:00
Chi Chi Bay Asian Kitchen
Restaurant · Asian, Vietnamese, Sushi · 3.1 km
54-56 Winkeler Straße, Geisenheim
Mo-Fr 11:30-15:00,17:30-22:00; Su 12:30-15:00,17:30-22:00
City Kebap Ceyhan
Restaurant · Kebab · 1.9 km
80 Vorstadt, Bingen am Rhein
Mo-Th 11:00-23:00, Fr-Sa 11:00-24:00, Su 13:00-23:00
Com Ba Mien
Restaurant · Asian, Vietnamese · 2.6 km
12 Hasengasse, Bingen am Rhein
Mo-Fr 11:00-15:00,17:00-22:00; Sa-Su 12:00-22:30; PH unknown
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History
The area was settled first by the Celts, then after the turn of the Christian Era by Ubii and later by Mattiaci. In the first century, the Romans pushed forth to the Taunus. In Bingen they built a castrum, and on the other side, near what is now Rüdesheim, lay a bridgehead on the way to the Limes.
The Romans were followed by the Alamanni, and during the Migration Period the Franks migrated into the region. Archaeological finds of glass from this time suggest that there was already winegrowing in Rüdesheim. The town's origin as a Frankish Haufendorf (roughly: "clump village") can still be seen on today's town maps.
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 town rights. After Prussia annexed the Duchy of Nassau in 1867 and divided the area into districts (Kreise), Rüdesheim became a district seat in the newly founded Rheingaukreis. It held this status 110 years until 1977, when in the course of municipal reform in Hesse the districts of the Rheingaukreis and the Untertaunuskreis were merged into the new Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, and Rüdesheim had to yield the district seat to Bad Schwalbach.
From the History section of Rüdesheim am Rhein on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay30
Churches and places of worship35
Basilika St Martin
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.7 km
2 Basilikastraße, Bingen am Rhein
Gustav-Adolf-Kirche
Church · Protestant · 3.1 km
33 Koblenzer Straße, Bingen am Rhein
Kapuzinerkirche St Laurentius
Church · Catholic · 2.3 km
13 Kapuzinerstraße, Bingen am Rhein
Kloster unserer lieben Frau Chau Son Nothgottes
Church · Catholic · 2.7 km
2 Nothgottes, Rüdesheim am Rhein
Rochuskapelle
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.4 km
Rochusberg, Bingen am Rhein
St. Jakobus
Church · Roman Catholic
1 Kellerstraße, Rüdesheim am Rhein
Shopping40
Gas and EV charging13
Schools, colleges and libraries31
Healthcare9
Basilika Apotheke
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.5 km
26 Basilikastraße, Bingen am Rhein
Map of Rüdesheim am Rhein
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Getting there and nearby towns
Wiesbaden Army Airfield (WIE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Bingen am Rhein 2 km southwest, about 2 min by car
- Geisenheim 3 km east, about 3 min by car
- Ingelheim am Rhein 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Bad Kreuznach 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Schlangenbad 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Bad Schwalbach 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Klarenthal 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Wiesbaden 26 km northeast, about 26 min by car
- Mainz 25 km east, about 25 min by car
- Taunusstein 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Panoramic View of Rüdesheim am Rhein 20140928 1, DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirchstraße, Rüdesheim am Rhein, Partonez, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Bingen Rhein Rochuskapelle 2009 4, Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bingen am Rhein - Mouse Tower - 20240606013442, Gillfoto, CC BY-SA 4.0
- GeisenheimStUrsulaSchuleNeubau, Marion Halft, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Eibingen - Kloster Nothgottes (KD.HE 2 03.2015), Oliver Abels, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hotel Jagdschloss Niederwald Rüdesheim am Rhein (02), Marion Halft, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Alter Rheinkran, Bingen, Germany, Peter Weller at German Wikipedia ( Original text: Peter Weller ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- RüdesheimRheinStJakobusSW, Brühl, Public domain
- RüdesheimNiederwaldRosselN, Brühl, Public domain
- Broemserhof01, Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NSG Niederwald bei Rüdesheim D61 0603-1, Arnomoni, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Blick von der Germania auf Rüdesheim, Rhein, Rüdesheimer Aue, Rosatinte, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ebental bei Rüdesheim 003, Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Geisenheim - Naturschutzgebiet Geisenheimer Heide, Oliver Abels ( SBT ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kaiser-Friedrich-Turm (Bingen), Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bingen - Kapuzinerkirche St. Laurentius - panoramio (1), giggel, CC BY 3.0
- Bingen Mainzer Straße 44 Evangelische Johanneskirche 001, Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BINGEN BÜDESHEIM DROMERSHEIMER CHAUSSEE 1 EVANGELISCHE CHRISTUSKIRCHE NORDSEITE, Alfons Tewes, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Geisenheim Winkeler Straße 87 Schule 001, Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rüdesheim Adlerturm 253-h, Pedelecs, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bingerbrück Koblenzer Straße 33 Evangelische Gustav-Adolf-Kirche 001, Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landschaftspark Niederwald Rittersaal Rüdesheim am Rhein (02), Marion Halft, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Besucherzentrum Niederwald Rüdesheim Rhein (01), Marion Halft, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bingen-Büdesheim St. Aureus und St. Justina 20100901, Rudolf Stricker, Attribution
- Lotsenhaus in Bingen am Rhein, JohannesHeidecker, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fulder Aue-Ilmen Aue- 02, Bodow, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rochuskapelle03, Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Hildegard Eibingen, Marion Halft, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Toll Tower Mauseturm - Rudesheim - Rhine River Gorge - Germany (3 of 3) (38526104612), Gary Bembridge from London, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Lageskizze der Hindenburgbrücke 1925-04-24, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Public domain
- Bingen StMartin basilica Burg Klopp, No machine-readable author provided. Barbichette~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- JagdschlossNiederwaldS, Brühl, Public domain
- Burgruine Rossel 5115, Welt-der-Form, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bergfried Burg Klopp-02-Aussicht, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bingen Museumstraße 3 Historisches Museum am Strom 001, Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Asbach-Bad Rüdesheim im Herbst, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Bingen Rheinanlagen Hindenburganlage 001, Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 4.0
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