Rheinhessischer Jakobsweg

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Rheinhessischer Jakobsweg
Destination of all the Way of St. James: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Destination of all the Way of St. James:
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
map
Map of the hiking trail
Data
length ≈ 60 km (main route)
extension through loops and alternative routesdep1
location Rheinhessen
Markers
Scallop in a wreath of stars
Starting point Bingen am Rhein , Klopp Castle
49 ° 57 ′ 58.7 ″  N , 7 ° 53 ′ 47.8 ″  E
Target point Worms , Worms Cathedral
49 ° 37 ′ 48.7 ″  N , 8 ° 21 ′ 35.3 ″  E
Type Long-distance hiking trail
Height difference 186 metersdep1
The highest point Jakobsberg at 273 meters above sea ​​level
Lowest point Bingen am Rhein with 89 meters
Level of difficulty light
season all year round
Viewpoints Jakobsberg, Petersberg
particularities North and South route

The Rhine-Hessian Way of St. James is a pilgrimage route and the Rhine-Hessian section of one of the European Way of St. James , which leads to the pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain . According to Christian tradition, the apostle James the Elder ( Spanish: Santiago ) is said to be buried there.

history

It is not known whether today's route from Bingen am Rhein to Worms was used by pilgrims to St. James. On the other hand, a similar route that was used for the Aachen pilgrimage from Worms to Bingen am Rhein is documented. This included the following locations and their districts: Worms, Hochheim , Herrnsheim , Abenheim , Westhofen , Bechtheim , Heßloch , Dittelsheim , Gau-Odernheim , Bechtolsheim , Biebelnheim , Wörrstadt , Sulzheim , Vendersheim , Wolfsheim , Ober-Hilbersheim , Aspisheim , Dromersheim , Dietersheim , Büdesheim and Bingen am Rhein.

A similar distance of Bingen to Worms was of rafters ( Flößerei # Rhein, Neckar and tributaries ) and Treidlern as return path for the shortcut in Mainz located Rheinknie used. Wilhelm Hoffmann wrote in his book on Rheinhessische Volkskunde in 1932:

“The “ pilgrim path ” , which runs through the entire province from Worms to Bingen, is reminiscent of ancient Christian worship and is accompanied by a“ pilgrim's birth ” in Westhofen , a local“ desert churches ”, other“ church paths ”and“ church pathways ”for whose name justification is lacking in any tradition, the " path of the dead " to the missing St. Peter's Church, the Church of Our Lady of Stadecken , which is said to have been the seventh in Christianity. "

- Wilhelm Hoffmann : Rheinhessiche Volkskunde, 1932, p. 105

Markers

The Rhine-Hessian section of the Way of St. James is signposted by a golden scallop shell in a wreath of stars on a blue background. The wreath of stars with its twelve stars is reminiscent of the European flag , but the stars are six-pointed.

Route

The route from Bingen to Worms has been opened in several stages since 2005. The last gap was closed on May 3, 2009. In addition to the direct main route, there are two alternative routes and a loop that add further sights to the route.

Main line

The pilgrimage begins in Bingen am Rhein at Klopp Castle and leads over the Rochusberg to Ockenheim, past the Jakobsberg , Laurenziberg and Appenheim monasteries , to Nieder- and Ober-Hilbersheim . Then you have the choice to get to Vendersheim either via Wolfsheim or via a loop via St. Johann . Shortly before Wolfsheim you also have the opportunity to switch to alternative route 1 . From Vendersheim we continue towards Sulzheim . Shortly before the site there is the option of leaving the main route and taking alternative route 2 . The main route turns off shortly before Sulzheim and leads directly through Wörrstadt to Spiesheim . From there it goes on to Biebelnheim . From Biebelnheim you can make a detour to Albig or hike directly to Framersheim . Alternatively, it is also a good idea to leave the pilgrimage route in Biebelnheim and hike along the Heimersheimer Bach to the neighboring Bechtolsheim in order to join alternative route 1 and get to Framersheim via Gau-Odernheim / Gau-Köngernheim . From Framersheim there are no longer any designated alternative routes and loops and the main route continues via Dittelsheim-Heßloch , Bechtheim , Westhofen , Osthofen , Worms-Abenheim , Worms-Herrnsheim to Worms , where the Worms Cathedral is the destination of the pilgrimage route.

Alternative route 1

The first alternative route starts shortly before Wolfsheim and leads via Partenheim and Saulheim to Udenheim . At the mountain church there, you continue to Schornsheim . There is a fountain dedicated to Saint Lioba von Tauberbischofsheim . From here it goes on to the geographical center of Rheinhessen to Gabsheim . From here you can see the next but one point on the route, the Petersberg . Before that you pass through Bechtolsheim with the simultaneous church of Bechtolsheim . From the Petersberg you have a wide view over the Rheinhessen hill country and you can almost see the starting and ending points of the pilgrimage. From now on it goes down to Gau-Odernheim, past the Gau-Odernheim simultaneous church there . The path then continues to Gau-Köngernheim. The alternative route ends in Framersheim and the connection to the main route follows.

  • Saulheim and his long stone

  • Lioba fountain in Schornsheim

  • Bechtolsheim pilgrim stamp with bell tower

  • Pilgrim stamp from Gau-Odernheim and its St. Rufus Church

Alternative route 2

The second alternative route starts after the main route from Vendersheim just before Sulzheim and leads through the Wörrstadt district of Rommersheim via Ensheim to get back to the main route in Spiesheim .

Events

The St. James Society and individual local parishes along the pilgrimage route organize their own events related to the St. James pilgrimage throughout the year, such as culinary pilgrims' meals, pilgrimage services and much more. Once a year, on the first Sunday in May, there is a pilgrimage festival along the Way of St. James in some of the Rheinhessen parishes.

See also

literature

  • Christine Halfmann: Jakobsweg Rheinhessen - From Bingen to Worms with all loops and the alternative route - Pilgrimage to Rheinhessen over 100 km , Vendersheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-027599-9 .
  • Wilhelm Hoffmann : Rheinhessische Volkskunde , Ludwig Röhrscheid Verlag, Bonn and Cologne, 1932, p. 105.

Web links

Commons : Rheinhessischer Jakobsweg  - Collection of images

James Societies:

Regional information:

In the news:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Josef Rick, Notes on Rheinhessens Pilgerpfad, in: Heimatjahrbuch 2009, Ed. Landkreis Alzey-Worms, pp. 68–70