"Assmannshausen" a Aßmannshausen Travel Page by mvtouring

As we had a rented car for the first three days whilst in Rudesheim, we decided to explore the area and just go wherever the car's nose decided to go. It was by pure fluke that we ended up in Assmannshausen, but I must warn you that there is not a lot of parking areas in this little place. I struggled quite a while to get one, but it was well worth the effort and the sweat. Remember they drive the wrong side of the road for me.
The romantic village of Assmannshausen, famous for its red wines and situated only a few kilometres downstream from Ehrenfels castle, today is part of the town of Ruedesheim. It was oridigannly built as a Franconian settlement, it was first mentioned officially in 1108 as Hasemannshusen. A partially preserved ring-wall overlooking the Rhine once served to protect the town from hostile invasion and drifting ice. The cornerstone of the town fortifications was the Late Gothic church guard-tower. The church contains an altar-piece and a madonna, both 15th century works of art. Along the narrow streets of the centre of Assmannshausen picturesque half-timber houses are huddled together, not far from the sun-baked slopes of the Höllenberg. Here, on the bluish-red phyllite slate of the Taunus area, one of the best German Spätburgunder wines is cultivates. A chair-lift to the Niederwald monument, a hunting lodge and numerous footpaths and splendid vantage points also make the tiny wine growing village an ideal place to visit, either for a holiday or just a day out.