Discover Worms

St Peter’s Cathedral

St Peter’s Cathedral is, besides the Cathedrals of Mainz and Speyer, one of the most impressive creations of Romanesque church architecture. The town museum in the former St Andrew’s collegiate church with its Romanesque cloister provides a stunning backdrop to the display of historic exhibits.

The origins of the Cathedral date back to the early Christian period in Roman times. Records from the Francionian era indicate that the first bishop of Worms, a certain Berthulf (AD 614), had a cathedral built that was much smaller than the one that can be seen today.

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Martin Luther - Discovering the Reformation

From 16 to 25 April 1521, the theologian Martin Luther stayed in Worms to defend his revolutionary ideas before Emperor Charles V. This marked a turning point in the history of the Church. Since 1521, the Reformation and Luther’s teachings had gained acceptance with more and more citizens. Luther’s appearance before the Emperor’s assembly in Worms made the city one of the most important scenes of the Reformation. However, Worms was to stay a city of many confessions. In the 18th century, there were four denominations: Lutherans, Catholics, members of the Reformed Church, and Jews.

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The World’s Largest Reformation Memorial

Created in honour of the Reformer Martin Luther by Ernst Rietschel and unveiled on 25 June 1868, the Luther Memorial is the world’s largest Reformation Memorial.

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Jewish Worms

Hardly any city in Europe has a larger variety of historic buildings reflecting Jewish history and tradition as Warmaisa, or Jewish Worms.

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Romanesque Architecture in Worms

An architectural treasure Worms can be proud of is its large number of Romanesque churches. In Germany, only Cologne has more of them.

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Dominican Monastery of St Paul

St Paul was built on the remains of a former Salian castle which bishop Burchard, the builder of the Cathedral, had pulled down. This has been verified by old documents and excavations conducted in the 1990s.

Our Lady’s Church and Liebfrauenmilch

In 1298 the bishop of Worms had a collegiate church built north of the city centre, in the middle of a vineyard, on the place where once a Mary’s chapel had been built. It is this vineyard where the famous Liebfrauenmilch wine literally has its roots. While Liebfraumilch with its slightly different spelling denotes a supermarket plonk, the original Wormser Liebfrauenmilch Kirchenstück is of superior quality and grown and sold here.

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Churches in Worms

Representing a wide range of building styles and the history of centuries, the sacred buildings of Worms give evidence of religions, confessions and culture.

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A German Castle and an English Garden

Herrnsheim castle, situated in the north of a suburb of the same name, has its origins in a fortress built in 1460. A Baroque castle was set up in 1711, which was severely damaged in 1792. Jakob Friedrich Dyckerhoff, an architect from the nearby city of Mannheim, gave the castle its present Empire-style shape, although it was slightly changed in 1840.

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The Charming Rhine Promenade

The Rhine promenade is a park created in the 1920s. Embedded in a pleasant surrounding and laid out in a clear, classical design, it is one of the most charming parks of Worms. It is the place where the locals love to hang out and where tourists enjoy the hospitality of pubs and restaurants.

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The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune is an exceptional memorial. Much like fortune itself, it keeps changing. While the front shows key events from the city’s history, the back shows scenes from everyday public life.

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