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  • Westhofen is located in Rheinhessen, in the district of Alzey-Worms and is a wine-growing community with 3200 inhabitants.. <9> <9> History <9> <9> * Founded in the area of ​​the Seebach, the most powerful source of Rheinhessen.. It is also the only source in the region that rises on a valley bottom.. <9> * 1324 Market Law.. The place had a certain importance, which can be seen in the still visible remnants of the fortification around the center.. <9> * 1981 Discovery of an ossuary under the catholic church at the market place <9> <9> Westhofen and the wine <9> <9> Westhofen lives on wine.. And celebrates this! <9> Every year on the 2nd weekend after Whitsun the famous grape blossom festival takes place, the Westhofen market follows on the 3rd Sunday in August and the Epiphany is celebrated on the 1st Sunday after the Holy 3 Kings.. <9> In addition, during the harvest in autumn, smaller parties take place at the various winegrowers (eg Federweisser evenings, etc.). <9> <9> Westhofen has 764 hectares of cultivated vineyards, of which 68.7 percent white wine and 31.3 percent red wines.. The place is after Worms (1490 acres), Nierstein (783 hectares) and Alzey (769 hectares) the largest wine-growing community of Rheinhessen.. The Morstein is the most prestigious single location and classified by the Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitätsweingüter as ´Erste Lage´.. <9> <9> Attractions <9> <9> * Finds of mammal remains from the dinotheriensands of the Ur-Rhine, age about 10 million years <9> * Evangelical Church <9> * Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul <9> * Old half-timbered houses on one of the most beautiful market places of Rheinhessen <9> * Source of the Seebach <9> * Hiking trails to the 9 mills <9> * Bicycle routes <9> <9> Cycle route R3: <9> Westhofen - Osthofen - Westhofen, Length 14km <9> <9> The tour starts at the roundabout in Westhofen and leads over well-developed bike paths through Mühlheim to Osthofen.. Right at the entrance to the village, the R3 turns left towards the vineyards and leads on comfortable farm roads through the vineyards of the Wonnegau.. The last part of the trail runs with a slight slope back to the starting point.. The entire route runs on solid paths, the tour is good in an afternoon to cope and suitable for the whole family.. <9> <9> <9> Radlundwanderweg R4: <9> Westhofen - Eppelsheim - Hangen-Weisheim - Gau-Heppenheim - Framersheim - Dittelsheim-Hessloch - Bechtheim - Westhofen, Length 31km <9> <9> As the length shows , this tour is not a ride, but here also fitness is in demand, for the sporty driver who wants to get an insight into the typical Rhine-Hessian landscape, just the thing.. It begins at the market square in Westhofen and leads from the village to the west parallel to the road in the direction of Eppelsheim.. At the entrance to the village, the route runs through the new development area in the direction of Hangen-Weisheim and continues across the plateau with charming views to Gau-Heppenheim.. From here, the cycle path in the direction Framersheim to Dittelsheim-Hessloch runs through hilly vineyards.. Just outside the village, Kloppberg offers a wonderful view over the Wonnegau.. From there we continue to Bechtheim.. Drive through the village in the direction of Osthofen and turn right at the end of town into a farm road that leads to Monzernheim.. Shortly before Monzernheim the path turns right and runs with a slight slope back to Westhofen.

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Motorhome place Weingut Dreihornmühle

HRW ()67593 Westhofen Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
No charge when items are purchased. 5 Euro
WMSEN DwcU
open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place Parkplatz Am Nickelgarten

SP ()67593 Westhofen Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
without charge
WMSEN DwcU
open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place Weingut Orb

HRW ()67593 Westhofen Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
No charge when items are purchased.
WMSEN DwcU
open Januar until Januar

Motorhome place Wohnmobilver - und Entsorgung

VE ()67593 Westhofen Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
without charge
WMSEN DwcU
open Januar until Dezember

Selected parking spaces

| Parking lot on the highway
Parkplatz Autobahn
Rotenstein A 61 Gundersheim car park
| Parking lot on the highway
Parkplatz Autobahn
Bergkloster car park A 61 Westhofen
| Parking lot on the highway
Parkplatz Autobahn
Parking A 61 Heppenheim
| Parking lot on the highway
Parkplatz Autobahn
Parking A 61 Heppenheim
| general parking lot
deutschland 55234 Eppelsheim Albert-Schweitzer-Straße
| general parking lot
deutschland Monsheim
| Parking lot P R
deutschland Monsheim
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Parkenwander
deutschland 67596 Dittelsheim-Heßloch
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deutschland 67590 Monsheim

Selected sights

| windmill
Mühlenwanderweg
Deutschland 67593 Westhofen Kellergasse 7
Mühlenwanderweg

Westhofen has something special to offer: the 9 mills that were built to use the existing water power of Altbach and Seebach. The municipal administration has laid out a hikin. . . FURTHER . . .
| lock
Schloss Monsheim
67590 Monsheim, Kriegsheim Am Schloss
Monsheim Castle in Monsheim, Germany has a rich history. It was first mentioned in the 14th century as the moated castle !Veste Monsheim!. Today´s palace complex was built in 1651 by the Lords of Wach. . . FURTHER . . .
| Skulpturenwege
Abenheimer Skulpturenweg
deutschland 67550 Abenheim
In addition to art, the approximately 6 km long hiking trail offers a wide panorama from the Odenwald over the Rhine plain to the Palatinate Forest. It is located in the northwest of Worms-Abenheim an. . . FURTHER . . .
| Kreuzwege
Abenheimer Kreuzweg
deutschland 67550 Abenheim
In 1902 the first restoration of the Way of the Cross took place. In 1960 the remains of the weathered or damaged stations were removed.
In 2007, the home association renewed the Way of the Cross with 14 steals.
| observation tower
Kloppbergturm
Deutschland 67596 Dittelsheim-HesŸloch Auf dem Kloppberg
The 14 m high tower stands on the Kloppberg

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General Pois

| station
Bahnhof Monsheim
deutschland 67590 Monsheim Johann-Scherner-Straße
The old Monsheim train station was built around 1870 and was mostly in operation until the war years. Even today, after being upgraded by the ´Rheinland-Palatinate environmental station´ model project, it is still in active use
| station
Bahnhof
Nieder Floersheim-Dalsheim, 67592 Floersheim-Dalsheim, Germany
| Shell
Shell
Deutschland 67551 Heppenheim A 61
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| Fire department
Freiwillige Feuerwehr
deutschland 67592 Flörsheim-Dalsheim Alzeyer Straße
Volunteer fire brigade Flörsheim-Dalsheim
| Other
sonstiges
Deutschland 67551 Heppenheim A 61
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