Sankt Johann is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a

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belonging to a ''

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'', a kind of collective municipality – in the

Mainz-Bingen Mainz-Bingen is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rheingau-Taunus, the district-free cities Wiesbaden and Mainz, the districts Groß-Gerau, Alzey-Worms, Bad Kreuzna ...

district in

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Geography

The municipality lies in

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and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Sprendlingen-Gensingen, whose seat is in

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History

The typical Rhenish-Hessian wine village was known in the

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as ''Weiler Megelsheim'' (''Weiler'' means “

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” in

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) and had its first documentary mention in 1220.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The municipality's landmark is the

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''Johanniskirche'' (Saint John's Church) with an important Oberndörfer

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from 1793. This church was built as a

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church in the latter half of the 14th century by the

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. It is consecrated to

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. Worth seeing are the church's

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wall paintings and the modern church windows by Heinz Hindorf.

Sport

Up above the community, on the Wißberg, is a

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Regular events

There are regular concerts at Saint John's Church. The ''Sankt Johanner Jahrmarkt'', a yearly market, goes back to the Middle Ages and is held on the weekend following

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Notable people

*Erika Hofmann,

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, 1954/1955

References

External links

St. Johann in the collective municipality’s Web pages
Mainz-Bingen {{MainzBingen-geo-stub