Mainz

FACTS ABOUT MAINZ AND MY EXPERIENCES


Dom and Marktplatz   Altstadt - Old Town
 
North center and
River bank of Rhine
 

Alicienplatz
Schillerstr., Kaiserstr.

 

Population: 197 000 (part of Frankfurt-Rhein-Main metro)
Year:
2010 (April)

State:
Rhineland-Palatine
Tallest building: Bonifazius Turm A+B (95m)

ABOUT MAINZ

Mainz is a twin city to Wiesbaden, that is located on the opposite side of the famous River Rhein and is only 30 minutes by train from Frankfurt. It is the capital of the federal state Rhineland-Palatine. River Main is connected to Rhein in Mainz. Mainz is over 200 years old and the first European books printed using movable type were manufactured in Mainz by Gutenberg in the early 1450s. Mainz is also famous for its large cathedral. The Old Town has many nice historic buildings in different styles, but unfortunately some ugly grey 60s modernist buildings have been built on too many places since not all historic buildings have been rebuilt after the bombings during WWII. The heart of Altstadt is very cozy with its square, cathedral and alleys though. The city center is partly hilly. Mainz is also home of the Gutenberg University.

Mainz is connected by public transportation with trams and buses. It has good communication by train with Frankfurt and Wiesbaden.

MY EXPERIENCES

I was visiting Mainz as part of my Frankfurt visit. Before visiting Mainz, I had walked through Wiesbaden, so I was very tired when visiting the hilly streets of Mainz. The weather was sunny and pretty warm for being in April. I went back to Frankfurt in the evening.

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The skyline of Mainz seen from the train approaching from Frankfurt.