 The foundation stone was laid on 25 August 1822, Saint Louis’s Day, in honour of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, and also in his honour was the new village’s name, Ludwigshöhe (“Ludwig” is the German form of “Louis”; "Höhe" is German for “heights”).Abandonment and moving from the old Rudelsheim was ongoing up until 1830.The church, the only preserved building, fell victim to a fire in 1837.