German Wine Route: Ungstein Germany

Ungstein in Germany, a village with 1350 inhabitants was first documentary mentioned in the Weissenburg codex in 714 as “Unchesstagni”. Ungstein was a franconian settlement from the clan of “Unko”.

Roman villa near Ungstein at the German Wine Road

The Salvator church was built around 1713.

Two roman houses and a roman winery where found during a land consolidation in 1981, due to discovered coins it can be said that the complex was destroyed around 500 AD.

Vineyards of Ungstein, Ungsteiner Weinlagen

  • Honigsaeckel, Grosslage; 143,2 ha
  • Bettelhaus; 72,6 ha
  • Herrenberg; 33,4 ha
  • Michelsberg; 3,3 ha
  • Nussriegel; 76,3 ha
  • Osterberg; 80 ha
  • Weilberg; 33,4 ha