Eleven thousand maidservant tower
The eleven thousand maidservant tower on the western outskirts of Stadecken-Elsheim is the ruin of a fortified gatehouse with two round corner towers. The complex with a bridge serving as a customs station was built in the 14th century at the point where the road from Mainz to Kreuznach crossed the Selz . The river bed of the Selz was moved in 1969 and now runs a few meters southwest of the old arch of the bridge. The gatehouse and bridge structure are made of limestone and reading stones. The tower is decorated with round arch friezes.
The carnival association "The Schnorressänger" took over the sponsorship and partial reconstruction of the ruin in 2006. So at the site of the old brook bed was excavated to indicate the original course of the Selz and to make the substructure of the bridge visible again.
According to legend, St. Ursula of Cologne and her entourage of 11,000 virgins are said to have found accommodation for the night on their way back from their pilgrimage to Rome while crossing the stream in Elsheim.
Trivia
The eleven thousand maidservant tower should not be confused with the eleven thousand maiden mill located a few meters to the north , which is now a winery.
Since 2016 there has been a nativity scene with over 50 figures, for which the ruins of the Elftausend-Maiden-Tower serve as the background.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Grathoff, Ann-Kathrin Zehender: Eleven thousand maids tower. In: regionalgeschichte.net. Institute for Historical Regional Studies at the University of Mainz e. V., June 14, 2014, accessed on January 16, 2020 .
- ^ Günter Schenk: Stadecken-Elsheim: Myth about the pious Miss Ursula. In: Allgemeine Zeitung (Mainz) . October 12, 2018, accessed January 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Eleven thousand maidservant mill as the setting. In: Allgemeine Zeitung (Mainz) . November 18, 2016, accessed January 16, 2020 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 54 ′ 56.8 ″ N , 8 ° 7 ′ 0.5 ″ E