Rheinmünster is a product of local council reform. On the 1st October 1974 the former independent councils of Greffern, Schwarzach and Stollhofen, from the former district of Bühl, and Söllingen, from the district of Rastatt, were amalgamated to form this new community.
WeiterlesenEvery traveller along Federal Highway 36, which crosses Rheinmünster between Rastatt and Strasbourg, can catch a glimpse of the abbey cathedral nestling on the banks of the Rhine. This magnificent colonnaded basilica is almost all that remains of the former Benedictine abbey of Schwarzach, which in the course of its colourful and tragic history between 1714 and1803 was the driving force behind the extraordinary religious, cultural and economic prosperity of the central Rhine area.
WeiterlesenSince time immemorial the history of Greffern has been linked to the Rhine, which has not only provided work and food, but also trouble and sorrow.A number of important discoveries from pre-history and ancient history lead us to believe that Greffern existed far before its first recorded mention in the year 1284.
WeiterlesenThe development of Schwarzach is closely linked with the Benedictine abbey that existed here until 1803 and the abbey coat of arms, which consists of a key and sword, has become part of the district seal.
WeiterlesenWhen Söllingen was originally documented in 1291 as “Selingen”, the name referred to the grave mound that was found in the area at the time of its foundation. When, in 1881, the grave of a noble woman was opened, burial gifts in bronze, amber and gold were found and dated back to the Hallstatt period (approximately 6 centuries BC).
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