Böhl-Iggelheim: Niederwiesenweiher and Local History

The following places and topics provide practical guidance when choosing where to stay.

Niederwiesenweiher: Swimming Area and Protected Landscape

Niederwiesenweiher in Böhl-Iggelheim offers opportunities for swimming in a natural setting and for walks. The pond is a gravel pit lake fed by groundwater and spring water. Gravel was extracted there until 1973—a historic use that helps explain the landscape.

The natural environment includes reed beds and alluvial woodland; the area is protected as a landscape conservation area. There is a small, shallow swimming area with a sandy beach. Swimming is at your own risk. As swimming conditions can change, check the latest information before your visit. This makes it easier to distinguish a stay by the water from a walk through the landscape.

Museums and History in Iggelheim

Iggelheim is home to two local history museums: the Altes Rathaus Local History Museum and the Altes Schulhaus Local History Museum. Both are housed in historic half-timbered buildings. The Altes Schulhaus shows what school was like in the past and features an extensive collection of fine porcelain.

In the wider travel destination of Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, the museums in Böhl-Iggelheim also feature an exhibition on the Bechtold family's dyeing business. In the 19th century, the family operated a black, blue, and fine dyeing workshop in Iggelheim. Blue dyeing is recognized as intangible cultural heritage. The exhibition connects local history with a craft whose different dyeing techniques are explicitly named.

Churches and Architectural History

The Protestant parish church in Iggelheim is a late Baroque hall church dating from 1755/56. Three tower levels from the previous building have been preserved; a fourth was added in 1834. The church therefore reveals construction phases from different periods.

In Böhl, the Protestant parish church was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1908/09 after a fire in 1906. The Catholic All Saints' Church in Böhl was built earlier, in 1856/57, as a Neo-Gothic sandstone block building. In Iggelheim, the Catholic Church of St. Simon and St. Jude Thaddeus was built in 1935/36. It contains wooden statues of the two saints dating from around 1750. The figures are therefore considerably older than the church building. Together, the construction dates and styles provide concrete points of reference if you are interested in the ecclesiastical architectural history of the two districts.

Kerwe Festival and Other Places to Visit

The Iggelheim Kerwe festival takes place annually on the third weekend in September and features a changing lineup of live music. The Sunday program alternates between a flea market and a vintage tractor gathering held in conjunction with a farmers' market. Dates and programs may change; check the information for the relevant year when planning your visit.

The Iggelheim Naturfreundehaus has a partially covered beer garden and a natural children's playground in a car-free woodland setting. If you are planning a visit, it is worth checking the current facilities, as they may change.

Practical Information

The community bus has an entry aid and can carry up to 18 people and two wheelchairs. Vehicle details may change, so check the latest information before making plans. The capacity and entry aid offer practical points of reference, but do not replace information about schedules or connections.

In the wider travel destination of Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Cycling routes can also be considered at the regional level: Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis has numerous cycling routes through fields and floodplains. In the district, the Kraut-und-Rüben cycle route passes through green fields and villages and along the Rhine.

Discover more destinations: Hanhofen, Harthausen, Waldsee, Heßheim, Lambsheim, Mutterstadt, Kleinniedesheim, Schifferstadt

View the wider travel guide: Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis.