Mainz, Capital city and university center in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Mainz extends along both sides of the Rhine River, featuring a red sandstone cathedral and numerous medieval buildings in its central district.
The Romans established Mogontiacum in 13 BCE as a military fort, which grew into a major administrative center for the Germanic provinces.
The Gutenberg Museum displays original printed materials and equipment from Johannes Gutenberg, who created mechanical movable type printing in this city.
The central train station connects directly to Frankfurt International Airport and provides regular services to major German and European destinations.
The ShUM Jewish heritage site includes the Judensand cemetery with gravestones dating from 1049, making it the second oldest Jewish burial ground in Europe.
Location: Rhineland-Palatinate
Inception: 12 BCE
Elevation above the sea: 94 m
Part of: Doppelzentrum Mainz/Wiesbaden
Shares border with: Mainz-Bingen district, Wiesbaden, Groß-Gerau
Website: https://mainz.de
GPS coordinates: 49.99952,8.27363
Latest update: May 28, 2025 07:52
Mainz Cathedral
73 m
Gutenberg Museum
126 m
Staatstheater Mainz
180 m
St. Johannis
169 m
Gutenbergplatz
167 m
Gutenberg memorial
164 m
Nagelsäule
93 m
Church of St. Quintin
179 m
Heilig-Geist-Spital
163 m
Mainzer Weihnachtsmarkt
6 m
Iron Tower
214 m
Marktbrunnen
34 m
Zum Römischen Kaiser
139 m
Dom- und Diözesanmuseum (Mainz)
127 m
Alte Universität
167 m
Martinus-Bibliothek
209 m
Haus des Deutschen Weines
212 m
Weinstube Rote Kopf
165 m
Preußische Hauptwache
133 m
Staatstheater Mainz
180 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Jenny Wallach
216 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Channa Ruchla Loewenbaum
218 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Alice Wilhelmine
216 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Abraham August Wallach
217 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Alfred Loewenbaum
217 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Berta Bamberger
208 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Fanny Liesel Silber
109 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Jeanette Loewenbaum
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