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Mainz
Mainz Old Town view from the citadel (November 2003)
Mainz Old Town view from the citadel (November 2003)
Coat of arms of Mainz
Coat of arms
Mainz  is located in Germany
Mainz
Mainz
Coordinates: 50°0′N 8°16′E / 50.000°N 8.267°E / 50.000; 8.267Coordinates: 50°0′N 8°16′E / 50.000°N 8.267°E / 50.000; 8.267
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Urban district
Founded 13/12 BC
Government
 • Lord Mayor Michael Ebling (SPD)
Area
 • Total 97.75 km2 (37.74 sq mi)
Elevation 85 m (279 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 209,779
 • Density 2,100/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 55001–55131
Dialling codes 06131, 06136
Vehicle registration MZ
Website www.mainz.de
Free City of Mainz
Freie Stadt Mainz
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
1244–1462
Capital Mainz
Government Republic
Historical era Middle Ages
 •  City established c. 13 BC
 •  City charter granted
   by Abp Siegfried III
1244
 •  Rival archbishops 1461
 •  Charter revoked by
   Abp Adolph II
1462
 •  German Mediatisation 1803
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Archbishopric of Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz
Today part of  Germany

Mainz (/mnts/; German: [maɪ̯nt͡s]; Latin: Mogontiacum, French: Mayence) is the capital and largest city of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It was the capital of the Electorate of Mainz at the time of the Holy Roman Empire. In antiquity Mainz was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire; it was founded as a military post by the Romans in the late 1st century BC and became the provincial capital of Germania Superior. The city is located on the river Rhine at its confluence with the Main opposite Wiesbaden, in the western part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main; in the modern age, Frankfurt shares much of its regional importance.

The city is famous as the home of the invention of the movable-type printing press, as the first books printed using movable type were manufactured in Mainz by Gutenberg in the early 1450s. Until the twentieth century, Mainz was usually referred to in English by its French name: Mayence.

Mainz is located on the 50th latitude, on the west bank of the river Rhine, opposite the confluence of the Main with the Rhine. The population in the early 2012 was 200,957, an additional 18,619 people maintain a primary residence elsewhere but have a second home in Mainz. The city is part of the Rhein Metro area comprising 5.8 million people. Mainz can easily be reached from Frankfurt International Airport in 25 minutes by commuter railway (Line S8).


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