| Mainz (Mainz) | |
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| Mainzer dom | |
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| Country |  Germany |
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| Region | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Watercourse | Rhine, Main |
| Altitude | Between 89 and m |
| Area | 97,74 km² |
| Population | 206 991 hab. (December 31, 2014) |
| Density | 2 117,77 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 55001–55131 |
| Telephone prefix | 49 6131, 49 6136 |
| Location | |
 49 ° 59 ′ 59 ″ N 8 ° 16 ′ 16 ″ E | |
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Mainz was founded by the Romans 2000 years ago. It is the capital of Land of Rhineland-Palatinate and its largest city with more than 200,000 inhabitants. In the city are theJohannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and the Roman Catholic Diocese. It is one of the three carnival bastions on the banks of the Rhine. During the summer there are also major festivals. - With a State Theater, several museums and small private theaters, Mainz is rich in cultural institutions and sights.
Understand
The Legions camp Mogontiacum was built in XIIIe century by the Roman commander Drusus on a hill (today: Kästrich). The mouth of the Main in the winding Rhine on the opposite bank was swampy and was drained by the Romans.
Mainz has a rich history: in the Middle Ages, it was the seat of one of the seven Kurfürsten and the chancellor of Holy Roman Empire ; it later became the fortress of the Germanic Confederation, then was occupied by the French and, under Napoleon, was the capital of a French department. During the liberation by German troops, the city was almost completely destroyed. In 1945, a bombardment by the British army destroyed 80 % city ; the town of Wiesbaden on the right bank was spared.
Separate neighborhoods
From July 25, 1945, the Rhine was the border between the French and American zones, therefore the districts of Amöneburg, Kastel and Kostheim were under the administration of Wiesbaden and even today the "AKK" suburbs are districts of Wiesbaden, the capital of Hesse. Thus the traveler crossing the bridge over the Rhine will find the sign "Mainz Kastel - Stadt Wiesbaden ».
Neighbors
In the Rhine Hesse (Rheinhessen)
- Budenheim, Heidesheim am Rhein, Wackernheim, Essenheim, Ober-Olm, Klein-Winternheim, Nieder-Olm, Zornheim, Mommenheim, Harxheim, Gau-Bischofsheim und Bodenheim
In the Southern hesse (Südhessen)
- Wiesbaden, including the historic districts of Mainz Mainz-Kastel, -Kostheim and -Amöneburg. Kastel and Kostheim are located closer to the city center of Mainz than to that of Wiesbaden. Between 1908 and 1945, these villages were districts of Mainz.
- Ginsheim-Gustavsburg to Landkreis Groß-Gerau: from 1930 to 1945, this village was (with Bischofheim) a suburb of Mainz.
To go
By plane
Mainz is not far from the airports of Frankfurt and of Hahn.
To reach Frankfurt airport:
- IC / ICE – Every hour between Mainz train station and the airport station, 20 min.
- Regionalexpress – Between Mainz train station and the airport station every two hours, journey time 24 min.
- S-Bahn – S8 between Mainz station and Mainz Römisches Theater and the airport every 30 min, journey of 27 min. S9 between Mainz-Kastel und Flughafen-Regionalbahnhof station and the airport every 30 min, journey of 25 min.
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- Bus – ORN-Busfahrplan Mainz-Hahn, several daily connections between the square in front of the station and the airport in "Frankfurt" -Hahn, journey of 1 h 10.
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) By train
- 1 Hauptbahnhof Mainz – The central station is on the IC line: Köln - Koblenz - Frankfurt Flughafen - Frankfurt and Mannheim stations. Every two hours there is also the ICE line: Wiesbaden - Frankfurt - Leipzig - Dresden.
- 2 Römisches Theater – The station is served by the RE (Regional-Expresszüge) coming from Saarbrücken, Koblenz, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe; the RB (Regionalbahnen] coming from Idar-Oberstein, Koblenz, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt and Mannheim. 30 min there is the S8 coming from Wiesbaden to go to Frankfurt and Offenbach.
- 3 Mainz-Kastel – The station is located at the end of the Rhine bridge and is a station for lines S1, S9 and SE10 which connect Wiesbaden and Frankfurt with Mainz.
By car
Mainz is surrounded by highways with two bridges crossing the Rhine and another over the Main; there is still a tunnel in Mainz-Hechtsheim.
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By bus
In Mainz there are lines to Luxembourg and other cities in Rhineland-Palatinate; eg to Luxembourg (city) (~ 16,10 €), To Truce (~ 9,00 €), To Kaiserslautern (~ 6,00 €, MENINFERNBUS)
On a boat
- 4 Pier – The pier on the Quai du Rhin is a station for cabin boats as well as for company boats. Köln-Danemarkeldorfer Rheinschifffahrt. There are stations for boats that go up the Main to Frankfurt (primus-linie).
“Who has not taken a walk on the Rhine aboard a steamer has not seen Germany. "
By bike
Cycle route through Mainz:
- Rhein-Radweg (of) Left Bank. Coming from worms we go along the Rhine, but coming from Bingen it's better to follow Rudesheim the left bank to the bridge Theodor-Heuss-Brücke in Mainz.
- Hiwwel-Route which begins near the station: it leads to the hills of Rhine Hesse called the Hiwwel Route ("Hiwwel" means in Rhenish Hessian patois hill, and therefore this makes it a tiring route for cyclists).
Cycling route through the Hesse passing through Mainz:
- Rhein-Radweg right bank.
- Hessischer Radfernweg R6 (of)
- Hessischer Radfernweg R3 (of)
- Main-Radweg (of)
Circulate
By bike
In the city there are cycle paths, so the life of cyclists is quite „safe”. But there are also tiring climbs.
- Bike stations – One of the stations for renting a bike is in the parking lot
- CityPort Binger Straße 19 (when leaving the central station, follow the tram tracks to the left.),
06131 - 33612 25 
€ 8.50 / day.
- CityPort Binger Straße 19 (when leaving the central station, follow the tram tracks to the left.),
- MGV 30 min for 1,40 €. – Since 2012 there is a bicycle rental system managed from the MGV and distributed throughout the city with ca. 100 stations offering 1000 bikes.
Bicycles can be taken for free on trains and buses; for the region of RNN only from 9 h .
By public transport
The MGV company organizes public transport in the city. There are three tram lines and 25 bus lines.
- MGV
To go further, at Frankfurt, Wiesbaden Where Hanau, there are also the fast trains of the line „S8”. Arriving at Mainz-Kastel (S1, S9, SE10) you have to cross the bridge to arrive at the Castle of the Princes-Electors and the Rheingoldhalle, therefore near the city center.
- Map of lines in and around Mainz
The city of Mainz is part of the RMV and established a tariff zone with Wiesbaden. One Rheinland-Pfalz-Ticket or one Hessen-Ticket allows you to travel throughout the region of Rhineland-Palatinate Where Hesse.
By car
- Car park – Throughout the city, parking is regulated and often paid; after 19 h you must have a resident's permission. So a Parkhaus is to be preferred.
To see
Guided tours
Das goldene Mainz und seine Sehenswürdigkeiten: A circuit through the history of the city: Roman times, the cathedral, the old city, the city of today.
Houses of God
- 1 Dom St. Martin und St. Stephan (St. Martin's Cathedral) – The Cathedral was built between 975 and 1239. The Cathedral and Diocese Museum is located in the west wing of the cloister dating from 1410.
- 2 St. Stephan (St. Stephen's Church) – The oldest parish hall in the region. Stained glass windows by Marc Chagall is in the chancel and in the transverse house.
- 3 St. Ignaz (Church of St. Ignatius) – (1763-74)
- 4 St. Quintin (Saint-Quentin Church)
- 5 Johanniskirche (St. John's Church)
- 6 Augustinerkirche (Saint-Augustin Church)
- 7 St. Christoph (Saint-Christophe Church) – Leave in ruins as a memorial to the bombing of the city.
- 8 Karmeliterkirche (Carmelite Church) – Gothic basilica, built between 1350 and 1400
- 9 Pfarrkirche St. Peter (St. Peter's Church) – The most beautiful baroque church in Mainz, built from 1752-76.
- 10 Christuskirche (Church of Christ) – Built between 1896 and 1903. The 600 Protestants living in Mainz (the Mayençais were mostly Catholics at the time) obtained under Napoleon the right to practice their religion and become citizens. The community, which rose to 30,000 faithful, built in the middle of the Kaiserstraße their main church in Italian style.
- 11 Auferstehungskirche
- 12 St. Franziskus
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Castles and Palaces
- 13 Kurfürstliches Schloss – The former residence of the Princes Electors-Archbishops of Mayen.
- 14 Deutschhaus – Baroque palace from 1737 near the bank of the Rhine is today the seat of the Landtag
- 15 Neues Zeughaus – Headquarters of the State Chancellery (Stastskanzlei)
- 16 Erthaler Hof beim Schillerplatz – Mansion of Freiherr von Erthal
- 17 Osteiner Hof am Schillerplatz – Private Mansion of Franz Wolfgang Damian von Ostein
- 18 Bassenheimer Hof am Schillerplatz
- 19 Schönborner Hof am Schillerplatz – Schönborn family mansion
Other buildings
- At the market on the north side there is a group of houses with restored facades
- 20 Marktbrunnen – Decorative fountain in the market square since 1526.
- 21 Zum Römischen Kaiser – Renaissance style, nowadays hosting the Gutenberg Museum.
- 22 Heilig-Geist-Spital – The old one Heilig-Geist-Spital dates from 1236 and has an eventful history. On the ground floor there is a vaulted room in Romanesque style with 4 large portals on each side. In 1863, the brewery Brey'sche Aktion-Brauerei opened a restaurant there. In the 1950s, the Heilig-Geist was a busy dance hall. In 1975 the building was restored to its original style and is today a restaurant.
- 23 Eisenturm an der Rheinstraße – This six-story tower dates from 1240 and is one of the 34 guard towers of the walls of Mainz. Today, exhibitions of Mayen artists take place there.
- 24 Holzturm an der Rheinstraße – This six-storey tower dates from the XVe century. In the late Middle Ages, it served as a prison where Schinderhannes was imprisoned before being guillotined with 15 of his comrades.
- 25 Staatstheater Mainz am Gutenbergplatz – Built between 1829 and 1833, the theater has since undergone several renovations; the last was in 2012.
- 26 Domus Universitas – The first university, founded in 1615-18.
- 27 Älterer Dalbergerhof
- 28 Jüngerer Dalbergerhof
- 29 Zitadelle (Citadel) – Above the station Römisches Theater
In Mainz-Kastel
- 30 Reduced – The old barracks from 1830 can be seen from the Mayençaise shore.
- 31 Schönborn Bastion – In the old float house there is currently a restaurant (Flösserzimmer).
Roman monuments
- 32 Isistempel , 49 6131 600 74 93 – In one of the basements of the store Römerpassage (IIe century). Call a visit on request.
- 33 Römisches Theater – Was the largest theater north of the Alps. These remains can be seen near the south station.
- 34 Stadttor – Remains of the ancient door auf dem Kästrich.
- 35 Aquädukt - Römersteine – In the Zahlbachtal is a pillar of the ancient aqueduct with a length of 9 km and a height of 25 m which once served the city and the legion auf dem Kästrich.
- 36 Drususstein – Is in the Zitadelle and is the trunk of a monument which showed the general Nero Claudius Drusus.
- 37 Römerschiffe – In 1981/82, 5 remains of military boats were found in Mainz. They are exhibited in the old covered market transformed into a museum near the south station (Römisches Theater).
Monuments
- 38 Gutenberg-Denkmal – - on the square Gutenberg in front of the theater
- 39 Fastnachtsbrunnen – on the square Schiller
- 40 Schillerdenkmal – on the square Schiller
Museums
- 41 Gutenberg-Museum , 49 6131 122 640, 49 6131 122 644
Tue.- Fri. : 9 h - 17 h, Sun. : 11 h - 17 h. 5 €. – The museum is a tribute to the inventor of the art of printing Johannes Gensfleisch who later gave himself the name Gutenberg. - 42 Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Tue.- Sun. : 10 h - 18 h. – in the Kurfürstliches Schloss Mainz
- 43 Museum für Antike Schifffahrt , 49 6131 9124-0, fax : 49 6131 9124-199 Tue.- Sun. : 10 h - 18 h. free entry. – The exhibition presents the 5 Roman military ships of the III / IV century that we found in 1981/82 during the restoration of the hotel Hilton near the Rhine.
- 44 Heiligtum der Isis uns Mater Magna Mon.- sat. : 10 h - 18 h. free entry. – The temple dedicated to Isis that was found in Mainz is the only one in Germany. It is in the basement of the shopping center Römerpassage.
- 45 Landesmuseum Mainz
- 46 Mainzer Fastnachtsmuseum Tue.- Sun. : 11 h - 17 h. 1,5 €. – - the history of carnival in Mainz
- 47 Stadthistorisches Museum Fri. : 14 h - 17 h, sat.- Sun. : 11 h - 17 h. 2 €. – - in Zitadelle, Bau D. Mainz through time - a journey through its history
- 48 Naturhistorisches Museum , 49 6131 122 646 Tue. : 10 h - 20 h, sea. : 10 h - 14 h, Game.- Sun. : 10 h - 17 h. 4,5 €.
- 49 Dom- Diözesanmuseum , 49 6131 253 344 Tue. : 10 h - 20 h, sea. : 10 h - 14 h, Game.- Sun. : 10 h - 17 h. 5 €.
- 50 Kunsthalle , 49 6131 126 936 Tue. : 10 h - 18 h, sea. : 10 h - 21 h, Game.- Fri. : 10 h - 17 h, sat.- Sun. : 10 h - 18 h and holidays 10 h - 18 h.
Tue.- Fri. : Streets and squares
- Schillerplatz - with the carneval monument and the poet's monument Schiller
- Gutenbergplatz - with the monument in front of the theater
- Markt - with the Heunensäule and the market fountain from 1526, main entrance to the cathedral
- Liebfrauenplatz - entrance to the Gutenberg-Museum
- Augustinerstraße - walk through the old town
- Kirchgarten - ensemble from XV to XVIIIe century with old houses
Walk on the bank of the Rhine
The city center is located near the left bank opposite the mouth of the Main. We can see the other side very well with the Reduced in Mainz-Kastel and upstream the Maaraue. On the shore there are the jetties and one is invited there to walks along the Rhine.
Parks
- 51 Stadtpark – Stadtpark is near the station Römisches Theater and is one of the largest public gardens in Mainz. The Mayencen landscape designer Peter Wolf created it in 1819/25. There is also a small zoo and an aviary. - The Mainzer Weinmarkt takes place on the last weekend of August and the first weekend of September.
- 52 Volkspark – connected by a bridge with the Stadtpark in the neighborhood Mainz-Weisenau
- 53 Wildpark Gonsenheim
- 54 Großer Sand – The Sands of Mainz is a nature reserve near Mainz-Gonsenheim / Mombach.
- 55 Hauptfriedhof Mainz – Mainz's main cemetery is worth a visit because of the historic tombs and trees in great variety.
- 56 Botanischer Garten Anselm-Franz-von-Bentzel-Weg 9b, 49 6131 392 2251 – The Mainz Botanical Garden depends on the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. It is still open to the public.
Do
Theaters
 Staatstheater: Großes Haus und Studiobühne in der Glaskuppel |  Staatstheater: Kleines Haus |
- Mainz State Theater, Gutenbergplatz
- 1 Staatstheater (Großes Haus) – - In the same house: the study scene under the glass dome called "Deck 3"
- 2 Staatstheater (Kleines Haus) – - New construction in 1997
- 3 Mainzer Kammerspiele – - Malakoffpark, Rheinstraße
- 4 Mainzer Kammerspiele – - Malakoffpark, Rheinstraße
- 5 Mainzer Forumtheater „unterhaus” – - Münsterstraße
- 6 Frankfurter Hof – - Augustinerstraße
- 7 Showbühne Mainz – - Große Bleiche 17
Holidays
The „Määnzer Fassenacht” (Mainz carnival) has a political-literary character unlike the carnival in Cologne and Düsseldorf. Especially politicians and other personalities of official interest are “criticized”. The most famous session is Mainz bleibt Mainz, wie es singt und lacht which takes place every year in the Kurfürstliche Schloss and is televised by SWR or ZDF alternately. The carnival in the streets is not so important, most of the shows take place in the halls.
the Mainzer Fastnacht starts at11/11 to 11 h 11.
- The Mayençaise associations organize numerous shows in the halls in the following weeks: Prunksitzungen, Gardetänze, Büttenreden etc.
- At 1er January is the procession of Mainzer Garden (the carnival guards of Mainz)
- The Thursday before Carnival (e.g. February 23, 2017) is the Women's Carnival (Altweiberfastnacht)
- The youth procession begins on Saturday at 14 h 11
- The guards parade is on Sunday
- The Shrove Monday procession (Rosenmontagszug) is the highlight of the carnival (eg February 27, 2017). This procession consists of ~ 5,000 participants with 177 cars (wagons, carts) and a length of 5,5 km. It starts to 11 h north of the old town. - We expect more than 500,000 spectators.
Other holidays
- May: Open Ohr Festival - Pentecost, in the Zitadelle
- June: Johannisnacht
- August: Weinmarkt last weekend August / first weekend September
Pool
- 8 Taubertsbergbad – - Wallstraße 9
To buy
The possibility of shopping is the same as in any other big city. The center is the Ludwigstrasse Between Schillerplatz and the cathedral (call “Lu”) which also marks the boundary between the city center and the old town. Another center is the Große Bleiche. Am Brand, direction town hall, is the clothing stores. The market (Wochenmarkt) takes place every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
A "luxury street" does not exist in Mainz. If you ask the question, a mayençais will answer you: « gugge se doch in Wiesbade » (patois: go see Wiesbaden).
Eat
Average price
- 1 Bodega Holzstrasse 10 (A little hidden in a courtyard at the end of the "Augustinerstraße", in the "Holzstraße"), 49 6131 224229, e-mail : [email protected] – A typical Mayençais restaurant
- 2 Thai Country Emmeransstr. 32 (near the Römerpassage), 49 6131 97161-25
- 3 Weinhaus Zum Spiegel Leichhofstrasse 1 (in the old town ("Määnzer Altstadt")), 49 6131 228 215 – - typical and historic wine bar where you can approach each other if there are too many people ...
Luxury
- 4 Heiliggeist Mailandsgasse 11, 49 6131 22 57 57 – Hospital Heiliggeist was built in 1236 to care for the old and the sick. In principle it was reserved for the rich who prayed for their salvation of the soul because the medical service was only prayer. - In 1863 the place was for the first make a restaurant.
- 5 Gusto Augustinerstr. 55 (in the "Frankfurter Hof"), 49 6131 1449049 – Le Gusto is a classy Italian restaurant. There is a well-selected wine list, so it is more of a “vine bar”.
- 6 Buchholz Restaurant Klosterstr. 29, 49 6131 971 2890 – This restaurant in Mainz-Gonsenheim is located in an old half-timbered house with a well-known TV chef (“Fersehkoch”).
- 7 Bellpepper (Malakoff-Terrasse 1 on the Rhine)
- 8 Am Bassenheimer Hof Acker 10 (at Schillerplatz)
- 9 INCONTRO Augustinerstraße 59
Wine houses and bar
The city of Mainz is located in the middle of several wine regions on both sides of the Rhine: Rheinhessen, Rheingau, Ingelheim, Bingen. The Weinhaus, once typical for the Old Town of Mainz, is disappearing more and more. The prices are average and not cheap, the cuisine is correct with regional menus. Here are some proposals: * 1 (Beichtstuhl) (Kapuzinerstraße)
- 2 Bacchus
- 3 Weinhaus Michel
- 4 Lösch (in the Jakobsbergstraße)
- 5 Hottum (in Grebenstraße).
- 6 Weinhaus Wilhelmi (near the town hall and the "Rheingoldhalle" hall) – If you are looking for good Hesse-Rhine cuisine
- 7 Weinhaus Bluhm (in the Badergasse.) – Very famous but a little adventurous. The audience can be of interest to ethnologists. There is not a real kitchen, it can happen that we drink the wine in the bottle and the cider (Apfelwein) or beer are also consumed there ...
- 8 Augustinerkeller (in the Augustinerstraße) – If you want to meet a group of Japanese people.
Housing
Cheap
- 1 Jugendherberge Otto-Brunfels-Schneise 4 (The Mainz youth hostel is located near the Volksdpark in Mainz-Weisenau.), 49 6131 85332, e-mail : [email protected]
- 2 Camping (Wohnmobil Stellplatz Mainz) Dr.-Martin-Luther-King-Weg 21, 55122 Mainz, 49 1573 1949 711 The square is open all year round. 10.- € / N.
- 3 Camping (Campingplatz Maaraue) Maaraustr. 48, 55246 Mainz-Kostheim, 49 6134 2575922, e-mail : [email protected] closed from nov. to march. – The square is located on the right bank, opposite Mainz. You have to cross the bridge Theodor-Heuss (~ 20 min.) To get to the center.
Average price
- 4 InterCityHotel Mainz Binger Straße 21, 55131 Mainz (In the center, near the station), 49 6131 58851-0, e-mail : [email protected]
Luxury
- 5 Hilton Hotel Mainz (Rheinstrasse 68, 55116 Mainz), 49 6131 2450, e-mail : [email protected]
- 6 Hyatt Regency Mainz Templerstraße 6, 55116 Mainz, 49 6131 73 1234, e-mail : [email protected]
To learn
In Mainz there are three Hautes Écoles.
- Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz
- Mainz University of Applied Sciences
- Mainz Catholic University of Applied Sciences
Communicate
- Deutsche Post Bahnhofstraße 2, 55116 Mainz, 49 180 23333
Around
- Neroberg; at the foot of Neroberg To Wiesbaden part one funicular.
- Wiesbaden
- Rheingau by Eltville and Rudesheim
- Regionalpark RheinMain
- Hessisches Ried •with the natural ParkNaturschutzgebiet Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue
- Rheinhessen
- Mittelrhein
- Oppenheim
- Frankfurt am main
- Darmstadt
