Kiedrich

Kiedrich combines connections to wine with the town’s Gothic history, preserved works of art and a longer hiking route. If you are looking for a hotel, these highlights can help shape your stay: Would you like to plan a trip around a festival date, focus on cultural and historical themes, or set aside time for a tour through vineyards and woodland?

Dates and connections to wine

The Kiedrich Riesling Festival is one of the highlights of the annual events calendar and takes place every year on the third weekend in May. Check the current festival dates for the year you plan to travel. Another event is the Schnorrer Festival, held in Kiedrich on the Thursday before Carnival. The timing differs: the Riesling Festival takes place on the same weekend each May, while the Schnorrer Festival is held before Carnival.

The Kiedrich wine-tasting stand also offers a specific local connection to wine. It is located in the Wasseros vineyard below the Weil winery’s function hall, with seating around the stand. If a visit is a fixed part of your itinerary, check current operating information in advance.

Art, architectural history and music

The Kiedrich Madonna, dating from around 1330 to 1350, has been preserved in Kiedrich. Opposite St. Valentine’s Church stands St. Michael’s Chapel. It was built in 1440/44 as a mortuary chapel in the churchyard, with an ossuary (karner). A karner is an ossuary; the chapel’s historical function as part of the cemetery is therefore part of its architectural history.

Germany’s oldest playable organ is preserved in Kiedrich. It dates from around 1500 and has about 960 pipes. The choral High Mass with the Kiedrich choirboys takes place on the second, third and fourth Sunday of each month at 9:30 a.m. There are no services during the Hessian school holidays. Bear this restriction in mind if you would like to plan your stay specifically around one of these Sundays.

Castle ruins and hiking

For safety reasons, Scharfenstein Castle’s keep is not open to everyone. It is closed during the bird-breeding season, from mid-March to mid-July. You can enquire by calling 06123/9050-11; check the details of your visit in advance. From the barbecue area in front of the castle ruin’s tower, you can look out over the vineyards to Kiedrich and the Rhine Valley.

For a longer outing, take the Kiedrich forest hiking trail: the approximately 18-kilometre route leads from the cultural sights of the Gothic wine village through vineyards into the nearby forest. This makes the hike a distinct activity, separate from the individual cultural and wine-related sights. Check current trail conditions before setting out.

The Rheingau-Taunus district as a wider travel destination

In the wider travel destination of the Rheingau-Taunus district, the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes crosses the district for about 35 kilometres and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since July 2005. The district also forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley through the municipal areas of Rüdesheim am Rhein and Lorch. Its cultural landscape is shaped by steep river slopes, steep-slope and terraced viticulture, numerous castles, historic townscapes and the Rhine.

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