The town’s sights at a glanceMuseum of Local History in GinsheimThe Museum of Local History is located in a half-timbered building in the old centre of Ginsheim. Apart from historical exhibits on life in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg and the region, archaeological finds are also on show. Anchor on the Old Rhine Embankment in GinsheimThe Old Rhine Embankment in Ginsheim offers room for nearby recreation. The landmark of Ginsheim, an anchor, also lies there. The anchor weighs 2.1 tonnes and was once used to moor a MAN Gustavsburg floating crane in the Rhine Ginsheim Protestant ChurchThe baroque protestant church in Ginsheim was constructed in 1746 to a design by the pastor, Johann Konrad Lichtenberg, as a one-aisled building with a three-sided end. Old Rhine Embankment in GinsheimOn the Old Rhine Embankment you can discover a water
educational trail and a historic gravel dredger that was in active service
until 1984. Nonnenau Island invites visitors to take pleasant strolls and to
make a stop for refreshment at the “Hofgut
Langenau”. There is a ferry link throughout the year. Reconstruction of a historic Rhine ship-mill in GinsheimAn authentic reconstruction of the last productive Rhine ship-mill offers interesting and exciting insights into the technology and working conditions of past times. Gate tower in the Castle Park in GustavsburgThe Castle Park with replicas of the old Swedish fortress is part of the Rhine-Main Regional Park. The park offers possibilities for strolling. Adjoining the Castle Park is the apex of the Main, the confluence of the Rhine and Main. Apex of the Main in GustavsburgAt the apex of the Main, at the confluence of the Rhine and Main, visitors are offered a splendid panorama view of the silhouette of the city of Mainz with the famous Mainz Cathedral. The apex of the Main can be reached along a paved, well constructed footpath. Cramer-Klett-Platz in GustavsburgThe Cramer-Klett-Platz is part of a workers’ housing estate listed as a historical monument that was constructed by the MAN company (formerly Klett & Co.) between 1896 and 1906. As a showpiece and building history gem in Hesse, it forms an idyllic backdrop for the Gustavsburg Christmas Market. Main Lock in GustavsburgThe Kostheim barrage weir with lock is the first barrage weir on the Main or alternatively the last of the 34 barrage weirs. It is the busiest Main lock and one of the most greatly frequented inland locks in Germany. Catholic Sacred Heart Church GustavsburgThe Catholic church was constructed in neo-gothic style in 1908. Among the church’s striking architectural forms is the squat octagonal tower with a simple pointed spire and the neo-gothic rosette windows in the sanctuary and entrance portal. Protestant Gustav Adolf ChurchThe Protestant Gustav Adolf Church in Gustavsburg, with its striking onion-shaped tower and fine ceiling design, was constructed in the years 1914 to 1916 to a design by the master church builder Friedrich Pützer. In 1956 the church was extended and altered. In the year 2000, the original state was for the most part restored again. |