Over the centuries, the channel at Binger Loch grew deeper and consequently the water level and area of the lake decreased.

The colony was established north of the present Schierstein railway station, as shown by archeological finds of bronze, stone, horn and clay discovered there.

Documents dating to 1275 show that a court (German Centgericht) functioned here made up of the mayor and seven jury members.

Up to that time, the farmers had achieved a certain prosperity, but, according to a chronicle of several large estates, almost all were terribly devastated and vineyards left to grow wild.

Therefore, the community requested the Count of Nassau Georg August Samuel to allow the town free movement of goods without tax (which he did).

From 1745 to 1763, Schierstein was alternately occupied by French and imperial troops and the citizens forced to give them quarter.

[2] In 1923, the Schierstein Kaserne was built east of the town center to house occupation troops of the French Army (the 133rd and 243rd Field Artillery Regiments) following World War I.

In January 1926, the French troops were replaced in Schierstein by two English infantry companies of the 2nd Battalion, who remained until 1930.

The depot remained at Schierstein until late 1945, when the United States Army forces occupied Wiesbaden.

The Schierstein Kaserne eventually became the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force 497th Reconnaissance Technical Group in early 1952, who remained until the site was deactivated on 1 July 1992.

About 50 stork pairs breed in a nature conservation area on the grounds of the Rhine water treatment plant on the west side of Schierstein, between the borough and Walluf.

To the east of the old town Schierstein borders the great industrial Äppelallee of the neighboring borough of Biebrich.

In addition, the Wiesbaden-Biebrich Rowing Society holds the Ruder ("Helm") Regatta at the Schiersteiner Port each year.

Since August 2007, the 1.9 km swimming distance of the "Ironman 70.3 Germany Wiesbaden" Triathlon has gone through the Schiersteiner Harbor docks, at the western end of which is the first transition area for cycling.

For several years, the Schiersteiner Port regularly hosts the Wiesbaden city championship in Formula Future motorboat racing.

The Baroque architect Anselm Franz von Ritter zu Groenesteyn, who owned property in Schierstein, had donated a site to the church in 1750.

In 1748, the Mayor of Frankfurt, merchant and banker Johann Georg von Schweitzer (a member of the Frauenstein Gesellschaft), had allowed the Schierstein curate a collection of 604 guilders in the Free Imperial City, which provided the basis for the construction of the church.

Von Schweitzer commissioned Frankfurt sculptor Johann Daniel Schnorr to build pulpit and altar.

On the pulpit, Schnorr carved three coats of arms: in the middle was the emblem of Nassau-Usingen, on the right was the Schierstein orb with a cross, and on the left was the crest of von Schweitzer, the Frankfurt benefactor.

[8] As of 1 January 2008, the primary countries of origin of the foreign citizens were Turkey (23.6%), Greece (22.7%), Italy (8.1%), Poland (6.1%), and Serbia (5.5%).

[9] Also as of 1 January 2008, the age structure of the population was as follows:[9] North of the Schierstein town center, running parallel to the Rhine, is Autobahn 66.

Major companies include Dow Corning, bearing-manufacturer Federal Mogul(formerly Glyco Metall), and chemical distributor A.

In addition, in recent years, the Schierstein Port has become one of the German centers of dragon boat racing.