Geisenheim is a town in the Rheingau of Hesse, Germany. It includes the villages (Stadtteil) of Johannisberg and Marienthal.
Understand
[edit]The home of Spätlese ("late harvest") wine. The Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute was founded here in 1872, the only institution in Germany where you can get a degree in Winemakeing.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Is on the B42 between Oestrich-Winkel and Rüdesheim.
By train
[edit]Train station on the line: Frankfurt – Wiesbaden – Rüdesheim – Koblenz – Neuwied
On foot
[edit]Johannisberg and Marienthal are on the Rheinsteig.
Get around
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Map of Geisenheim
See
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- 1 Pfarrkirche Heilig Kreuz (Rheingauer Dom), Bischof-Blum-Platz.
- 2 Schloss Johannisberg. 12th century residence and winery
- 3 Kloster Marienthal.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Burg Schwarzenstein, Rosengasse 32, ☏ +49 6722 99500. Restaurant and hotel.
- 2 Gutsausschank Trenz, Schulstraße 1, ☏ +49 6722 750630. Local wine and food.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Haus Neugebauer Hotel, Haus Neugebauer 1, Johannisberg, ☏ +49 6722 96050.
- Akzent-Waldhotel Gietz (near Kloster Marienthal).
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Geisenheim |
| Bonn ← Rüdesheim ← | W  E
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→ Oestrich-Winkel → Darmstadt |
| Bonn ← Rüdesheim ← | W  E
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→ Oestrich-Winkel → Wiesbaden |
| Bonn ← Rüdesheim ← | w  E
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→ Oestrich-Winkel → Wiesbaden |