Nierstein

Short portrait

Nierstein, a hurdy-gurdy imperial village, is located in an idyllic framework between the vines and the the Rhine (kilometer 482,00 upstream). Its vineyards were mentioned, for the first time the Anne 742 (certified abbey imperial Lorsch).

Geology

The " terrace of Rhin" , in the east of Hesse-Rhenish, is more interesting.

Climate

Area where the sun is shining more than 1600 hours per annum account among the dry areas of the country with only 500 mm of precipitations. The river (the Rhine) favorably influences the temperatures of this area.

Road link

With 18 kilometers in the south of Mainz, connected to the highway network by B9, a trunk road with four ways. Regular stopping of the trains of the Mainz-Worms line. A wharf along bank allows the accosting of the boats of excursion of all sizes. Cycle tracks connect Nierstein to Nackenheim, Bodenheim, Mainz and Oppenheim. A cycle track in direction of Lörzweiler is in preparation. cycle Installation: Véloroute of the Rhine for the Bicycle touring.

Festivals

Festival of the red Vine, the second weekend of June
Festival of the wine, the first weekend of August.

Personalities related to the commune

Buildings, Places and other Monuments

Church Saint-Kilian
strengthened Church Saint Martin's day
Private mansion: Metternich, Haxthäuser
Castles von der Layen and Chateaux Dalberg - Herding
Wartturm (strengthened tower)
Baths Celtic/Roman of Sírona and Grannos ( to see: Gallic Celtic Mythologie)
Musée of the Paléontologie arranged in the old old town hall
buildings of Domaine of the agricultural economics of the Noblesse mayençais.

Economy

Wine of Nierstein

Nierstein is an important wine commune on the banks of the Rhine. The vineyards of Nierstein are equipped with a type of vine profusion, naturally dominated by the Riesling. Nierstein account 23 Vintages. The prestige of the wines of Nierstein comes from its soil, an undulating coast, the so-called red ground along the producing Rhine of the particularly vigorous and elegant wines. Its ground is composed of a mixture of ground and stone, red Grès and Argile.

It is thus not astonishing only taverns and " Straußwirtschaft" (open inns in season in the vine grower) accommodate the visitor, that a great festival of the wine takes place traditionally the first weekend of majestic but also that an intense friendly relation is maintained with the famous wine locality Gevrey-Chambertin in Burgundy.

Name closed “Glöck” of Nierstein is the oldest soil of Germany authenticated by an act established into 742.

The vineyards of Nierstein rest on layers of petrified muds, which settled there approximately 250 million years ago. This rock rich in minerals constitutes the qualitative base of the Riesling years cultivated in Nierstein. The vines cultivated on a red ground comparable with that of Nierstein are rare in the world. The type of vines absorb the rock salt contained in this red ground and enrich type of vines by invaluable elements. The direct proximity of the valley of the Rhine and the exposure of the vines towards the east, the south and the west confer an excellent climate and create favorable conditions for noble wines of an incomparable maturity and elegance.

Stuart Pigott underlines the supreme position of the commune of Nierstein as quoted of the Riesling by mentioning the following vintages in its book (page 553): Niersteiner Pettental, Niersteiner Ölberg, Niersteiner Hipping, Niersteiner Brudersberg as well as the close vintage, Nackenheimer Rotenberg. The others believed of excellent Riesling named by Pigott are: Niersteiner Heiligenbaum, Niersteiner Kranzberg, Niersteiner Orbel, Niersteiner Rosenberg and Niersteiner Schloß Schwabsburg.

Other companies

Manufacture of Malt

Twinnings

The commune is twinned with in the area of Burgundy.

Bonds external

vine growers of Nierstein
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