Mainz

Mainz (; , ) is a ceety in Germany an the caipital o the German federal state o Rhineland-Palatinate. It wis a poleetically important seat o the Prince-elector o Mainz (see: Airchbishopric o Mainz) unner the Holy Roman Empire, an previously wis a Roman fort ceety which commandit the wast bank o the Rhine an formit pairt o the northmaist frontier o the Roman Empire. Mainz is locatit on the river Rhine athort frae Wiesbaden, in the wastren pairt o the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Region; in the modren age, Frankfurt shares hintle o its regional importance.

Mainz wis foondit as a militar post bi the Romans in the late 1st century BC. The first European beuks printit uisin movable type wur manufactured in Mainz bi Gutenberg in the early 1450s. Up till the twintiet century, Mainz wis uisually referred tae in Inglis as Mayence.

Internaitional relations

Mainz is twinned wi:

  Watford, Unitit Kinrick, syne 1956
  Dijon, Fraunce, syne 1957
  Longchamp, Fraunce, wi Mainz-Laubenheim, syne 1966
  Zagreb, Croatie, syne 1967
  Rodeneck, Italy, wi Mainz-Finthen, syne 1977
  Valencie, Spain, syne 1978
  Haifa, Israel, syne 1981
  Erfurt, umwhile East Germany, syne 1988
  Baku, Azerbaijan, syne 1984
  Louisville, Kentucky, Unitit States, syne 1994

References an notes

Freemit airtins

 The offeecial wab steid o the ceety o Mainz


Category:Ceeties in Rhineland-Palatinate
Category:Dividit ceeties
Category:German state caipitals
Category:Imperial free ceeties
Category:Port ceeties an touns in Germany
Category:Roman legions' camps in Germany
Category:Roman touns an ceeties in Germany
Category:Populatit places on the Rhine
Category:Populatit places established in the 1st century BC
Category:Turkis commonties in Germany