Location and landscape
Waldalgesheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Nahe-Hunsrück region of Rhineland-Palatinate and comprises the district of Genheim. The municipality lies in the Waldalgesheim limestone basin, a predominantly flat basin in front of the Binger Wald forest with flat valley and spring basins. In the east and south, the landscape is covered with loess and, further eastwards, merges into the Nahe valley.
History and mining
Waldalgesheim is mentioned in a deed of gift in connection with the Lorsch Abbey from the period around 784 to 790. The calcareous subsoil contains manganese-bearing brown iron ores, which were historically mined underground in Waldalgesheim. Mining in the Amalienhöhe pit, or Dr. Geier, shaped the municipality; as a result of ground subsidence, parts of the historic village had to be abandoned from the early 20th century. The pit was closed in 1971.
Vine cultivation
The single vineyard site Roßel is located in the cadastral area of Genheim and, according to the 2024 vineyard register, comprises a planted vineyard area of 3.6 hectares. It is assigned to the wine-growing region Nahe, the Nahe valley area, and the Schlosskapelle great site.
Municipal development
Genheim was incorporated into the municipality of Waldalgesheim on 7 November 1970. At the renewal of the Bingen fortification ordinance in 1552, Waldalgesheim was among the villages that were exempt in Bingen from the obligation to pay customs duties, with the exception of wine.
