Church The
Evangelical parish church came into being in 1839 under
Grand-Ducal Hessian provincial master builder from
Mainz Ignaz Opfermann's (1799–1866) building plans.
Music Eichers are always glad to sing: Besides the
Evangelical church choir, there are also the men's singing club,
Sängerbund, and Saint Michael's Choir (
St. Michaelischor). Furthermore, there is the
Goldklang mandolin club.
Buildings parlour In the village heart is found a stone, vaulted cowshed. However, nowadays this historic groin-vaulted space is used as a winery's wine-tasting parlour.
Sport With the
Altrheinhalle (“Old Rhine Hall”), Eich has had at hand since 1974 a sport facility with 6,000 seats that is also used for concerts and television programmes. In the field around the hall are competition sites for track and field athletics and a tennis court (since 1977). On the Eicher See (lake) are a sailing club and two
boules courts. On the Altrheinsee (another lake), a bathing beach has been set up. Furthermore, there are also the
Turnverein von 1888 Eich (gymnastic club), FC Germania 07 Eich, the
Tennisclub Blau-Weiß and two
angling clubs,
AC Rheinlust 1954 Eich and
ASV Eich.
Regular events Each year on the second Saturday after Easter, the so-called
Motorradsegnung (“Motorcycle Blessing”) is held in Eich. This is attended by more than 15,000 motorcyclists from all over Germany who have themselves and their motorcycles blessed to take part in an excursion through the whole region. In 2006 the blessing was carried out by
Karl Cardinal Lehmann, the
Catholic Bishop of Mainz. The three-day
Altrheinfest (“Old Rhine Festival”) is staged each year by the volunteer fire brigade on the last weekend in June. == Economy and infrastructure ==