Sankt Johann, Mainz-Bingen
Sankt Johann in Rheinhessen is a municipality in the district Mainz -Bingen, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Sprendlingen gene Ingen, which has its headquarters in the town of Sprendlingen.
- 3.1 Structures
- 3.2 Sport
- 3.3 Regular events
- 3.4 Sons and daughters of the town
History
The typical Rheinhessen wine-growing village was called in the Middle Ages hamlet Megelsheim and was first mentioned in 1220 for the first time. 1234 came along with Megelsheim Sprendlingen of the Raugrafen to the County of Sponheim - Kreuznach. From this period dates the lower part of the municipal coat of arms checkered blue - gold. 1417 inherited the County of Sponheim -Stark Castle 4/5 of the County of Sponheim -Kreuznach, including the local rule over Megelsheim. 1437 inherited Johann V., the last Count of Sponheim - Starkenburgring the local rule to a Kondominat of the Margrave of Baden and the Counts of Veldenz. 1444 inherits Palatinate -Zweibrücken - simmering the county Veldenz. 1459 there is a house divided into Palatinate -Zweibrücken and Pfalz- simmering, which also includes St. Johann is slammed and the 1559 also inherits the Palatinate. 1707 Kondominat from Baden and the Palatinate now is resolved in the area of the former County of Sponheim - Kreuznach. After the death of Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden Sprendlingen was owned and formed a Margrave from Baden - Office, the Saint John has been assigned. The place remained until the end of the 18th century when bathing.
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Sankt Johann consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Culture and sights
Structures
The town's landmark is the high-Gothic Protestant Church of St. John, which derives the Baptist as evidenced by the display on the vault keystone in the choir, takes its name from John. It is one of the most important religious buildings in Rheinhessen. The church was built in the second half of the fourteenth century by the Counts of Sponheim -Kreuznach as a pilgrimage church and is situated on the Rhine-Hesse path of pilgrims. Worth seeing are its medieval wall paintings, particularly because of a monumental representation ( 6 mx 8 m) to Czech models find the worship of Christ and Mary by members of the founding family in a fantastic architecture framework among art historians much attention, and the modern church windows of Heinz Hindorf. The major organ was built for Roßdorf near Darmstadt in 1793 from Hesse-Darmstadt municipal court organ builder Johann Philipp top villages and acquired in 1848 from there.
See also: List of cultural monuments in St. Johann
Sports
Above the village on the Wißberg there is a golf course.
Regular events
In St. John's Church Concerts are regularly held. The St. Johann fair goes back to the Middle Ages and is celebrated on the weekend after the Midsummer.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Erika Hofmann, German Wine Queen 1954/1955