Aulhausen: Pottery History and Church Art

Aulhausen combines pottery history and church art with a named route through the landscape. This offers two different perspectives when choosing how to spend your stay: cultural history in the town and landscape features along the Aulhausen Pottery Trail. In the wider destination of Rüdesheim am Rhein, additional cultural and hiking activities complement this local focus.

Pottery History and Church Art

Aulhausen’s pottery heritage includes the Aulhausen pottery kiln, a cultural monument near the parish church. Aulhausen was a pottery settlement; the town was first mentioned in 1108 under the name Ulenhusen. The pottery kiln represents its craft heritage, while the 1108 mention marks the early written history of the town.

A second cultural aspect is St. Mary’s Church at St. Vincenzstift. It is approximately 800 years old. Artists with disabilities designed the interior and windows; this design gives the church its distinctive artistic character. The church building and artistic work thus complement the pottery kiln’s connection to local crafts.

Landscape Along the Aulhausen Pottery Trail

The Aulhausen Pottery Trail passes through the Gaulskopf fields towards Kammerforst and offers views of the Niederwald and Niederwald Hunting Lodge. Kammerforst is part of one of Germany’s largest contiguous forest areas. The trail therefore focuses on the landscape: fields, woodland and views stand in clear contrast to the town’s historical themes.

More Experiences in the Wider Destination of Rüdesheim am Rhein

In Rüdesheim am Rhein, Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet showcases more than 400 self-playing musical instruments. The approximately 45-minute musical journey through time takes visitors through the dance halls and living rooms of earlier generations and explores the technological achievements of the era. The Mechanicum Rüdesheim offers a different way to experience mechanics: visitors can set more than 100 automata and kinetic objects in motion by pedaling or pressing a button. The different experiences are worth considering when choosing: at the Music Cabinet, the approximately 45-minute musical journey through time takes visitors through the dance halls and living rooms of earlier generations and explores the technological achievements of the era. At the Mechanicum, by contrast, the focus is on setting the automata and kinetic objects in motion yourself, by pedaling or pressing a button.

The Drosselgasse is part of Rüdesheim’s historic old town, with its narrow lanes; wine taverns line the street. For hiking, the fifth stage of the Rheinsteig runs from Rüdesheim to Lorch and is 20.4 kilometres long. Blue markers indicate the main trail, while yellow symbols mark access routes for shorter or longer sections starting from Rüdesheim. As trail conditions can change, check them before your hike.

The Ringticket combines a walk with a boat trip, as well as rides on a cable car and chairlift; one example starts in Rüdesheim. The Rüdesheim cable car runs from Rüdesheim to the Niederwald Temple and the Germania monument. From there, the chairlift descends to Assmannshausen.

Discover more destinations: Assmannshausen, Presberg.

See the wider travel overview: Rüdesheim am Rhein.