Johannisberg (Geisenheim)

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Johannisberg is now a suburb of the city of Geisenheim in the Rheingau- Taunus-Kreis in Hesse. The place is known for its Riesling wines and for the " invention" of the late harvest in 1775.

  • 7.1 twinning
  • 7.2 Carnival
  • 7.3 vineyards
  • 8.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Johannisberg is at an altitude of about 110 to 250 m above sea level. NN surrounded by vineyards on the Elster river between Geisenheim and Oestrich- Winkel in the Rheingau. Through the vineyard " Schloss Johannisberg " below the Johannisberg castle of the 50th northern latitude runs.

History

Until 1971 Johannisberg was an independent municipality with the hamlets reason mountain (also called " Rose street " ) and Castle Heath. At the municipal reform in Hesse Johannisberg is closed due to financial constraints at 31 December 1971 volunteered with the City of Geisenheim together and has been a district of the " Linde city " in the Rheingau. Through discoveries can be, while showing that a first occupation of the site must have taken place at the time of the Romans, Celts and Franks, but Johannisberg is first mentioned with the founding of the monastery in 1106 by the Archbishop of Mainz Ruthardt on the "Bishop Mountain." Originally, the monastery was to be built in honor of Saint Nicholas, but was dedicated to John the Baptist, where the place got its name. Today, at this point is the Schloss Johannisberg.

Before the founding of the monastery was called Johannisberg Rheingraf Hausen, according to the Rhinegraves that the castle Johannisberg Johannisberg talked at. Probably the renaming is in connection with the takeover of the area by the Archbishopric of Mainz.

Policy

Coat of arms

Until 1973 led Johannisberg own coat of arms, before it was incorporated into the city of Geisenheim - as well as in 1977 the coat of arms of the Geisenheim local part Stephanshausen. But today the Johannisberger coat of arms is used as a sign of place attachment.

Flag

The flag was approved on September 5, 1969 by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior.

" Split diagonally left from red and white, above the coat of arms. "

Culture and sights

Johannisberg is the "city" of the wine. Throughout the year you can take part in the numerous wineries and wine taverns either wine tastings, hikes or parties. Large crowds there every summer at the Rheingau Musik Festival in Schloss Johannisberg Castle and Hans Berg.

Education and Sports

Although the site does not even have 3,000 inhabitants, it offers a lot:

  • Kindergarten: the Catholic daycare St. John the Baptist
  • Elementary School: St. John -de- Laspée School
  • Boarding school: the upper level boarding school Schloss Hansenberg particularly powerful for students
  • Sports facilities: ash football pitch ( the SV 1919 Johannisberg eV)
  • Soccer field: small ash football pitch for tents (eg on Carnival) is used

In addition, Johannisberg has with

  • Turn the society in 1884 e.V.
  • SV 1919 Johannisberg e.V.
  • And the Motorsport Club Johannisberg e.V.

Three sports clubs.

Structures

Schloss Johannisberg

The town's landmark is the imposing and very well restored Schloss Johannisberg, from where you can have a look to the southwest far has the Nahe Valley, in Rheinhessen lowlands and east to Mainz and Frankfurt. Located on the Johannisberg Schloss Johannisberg is the ancient monastery. Is now the " Weingut Schloss Johannisberg " which worked the same vineyard below the emblem in it.

Castle Hans Berg

Also seen from afar which is a few hundred meters higher, above the vineyard hillside Hans Hans Berg Castle, which was built in 1823 by the Johannisberger educators Johannes de Laspée. Originally intended as the natural school and educational institution for orphans, the castle by the early death Laspées, a year after construction began, was never used in its meaning. Today the castle is part of a national gifted - boarding.

Castle Black Stone

Located at the same altitude, about 500 m east, there is the built in 1873 as an artificial ruins black stone. Today it is they ruin with a posh restaurant in a nobly small park above the vineyard black stone.

Kloster Johannisberg

The fourth major building is the new Kloster Johannisberg between the hamlets and mountain base. In 1928, the monastery church and Benedictine monastery 1956 itself was built. For lack of offspring, the monastery was handed over by living in strict enclosure Benedictine on and on Missionary Sisters of the Divine Word - Order in 1991. But this religious lasted only a few years in the monastery. Since early 2006, the monastery and the monastery church is now meeting hotel with large garden and restaurant.

Others

In 1988 Johannisberg regional winner in the competition was Our village is beautiful, and in 1991 the place was even the Championship.

Twinning

Since March 31, 1966 consists of French red wine community Puligny-Montrachet in Burgundy, a close union, which initially had through youth and student exchange inventory. Today, the " Friends of Puligny- Montrachet Johannisberg " maintains contact the communities and allows families and citizens to contact with each other.

Carnival

In an otherwise little carnival of Rheingau Hesse takes as formerly Kurmainzisches territory and so also Johannisberg a special position. In 1913 the church fete and carnival club "Funny Brothers " was founded, which was renamed in 1960 in Johannisberg Carnival Society 1913 ( JCV ).

Vineyards

From north - west to south -east:

  • Hans Berg (west of Goldatzel )
  • Goldatzel
  • Black stone (north of Vogelsang )
  • Hell
  • Means hell (south of Hell)
  • Vogelsang
  • Erntebringer
  • Klaus
  • Schloss Johannisberg

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Sebastian Engert (1774-1830), Nassau officer and bailiff
  • Joseph Faust (1856-1919), Catholic priest and author of numerous comedies, farces and dramas
  • Czéh Alexander (1876-1955), German civil servant and District of circles Geilenkirchen Geilenkirchen - Heinberg
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