Assmannshausen

Assmannshausen, a famous red wine-growing centre in southwestern Hesse, is part of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis region. It differs from much of the Romantic Rhine, since it produces mainly Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) grapes.

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In 1108, Ruthard, Archbishop of Mainz, provided land for a vineyard to monks at Disibodenberg/Nahe Monastery.

Assmannshausen boasts both water and mud spas. For several centuries, inhabitants mined manganese, slate and quartzite. During the nineteenth century, Assmannshausen was a vacation destination for writers, poets, artists, composers and the nobility

Perhaps a mixture of fact and legend, local lore tells of attempts to save the souls of the robber barons. Rudolph of Habsburg burned their castles and hanged the offenders. Relatives of the hanged retrieved the bodies by night and secretly buried them in consecrated ground, thus hoping to mitigate the punishment the barons would receive in hell. Wood from the gallows and stone from the destroyed castles were used to build a chapel near Assmannshausen. At the first service in the chapel, the Archbishop of Mainz absolved the dead and re-interred their bodies near the chapel. For many years, prayers were offered for the souls of the robber barons.