Mainz

Mainz (French: Mayence) is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Introduction

Mainz is located on the left bank of the river Rhine, opposite the confluence of the Main river with the Rhine.

Related Topics:
Rhine - Main

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Population (2002): 183,822 (an additional 18,619 people maintain a primary residence elsewhere but have a second home in Mainz).

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Mainz is easily reached from Frankfurt International Airport in 25 minutes by commuter railway (S-Bahn).

Related Topics:
Frankfurt International Airport - S-Bahn

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The city consists of 15 districts: Altstadt, Neustadt, Mombach, Gonsenheim, Hartenberg-Münchfeld, Oberstadt, Bretzenheim, Finthen, Drais, Lerchenberg, Marienborn, Hechtsheim, Ebersheim, Weisenau, and Laubenheim. Until 1945, the districts of Bischofsheim (now an independent town), Ginsheim and Gustavsburg (which together are an independent town) belonged to Mainz. The former suburbs Amöneburg, Kastel, and Kostheim—in short AKK—now belong to the city of Wiesbaden (on the north bank of the river). The AKK was separated from Mainz when the Rhine was designated the boundary between the French occupation zone (the later state of Rhineland-Palatinate) and the US occupation zone (Hessia) in 1945.

Related Topics:
Hartenberg-Münchfeld - Bischofsheim - Wiesbaden - Rhine - Rhineland-Palatinate - Hessia

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