Touristik Centrale Mainz
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Inhabitants:
193,343 primary residence
197,041 Primary and secondary residence (As of 31 December 2005)
Current statistics
Surface area:
west of the Rhine: 9,776 hectares
east of the Rhine (Amöneburg, Kastel, Kostheim) 2,269 hectares
Geographical location:
50° 0' 0" North
8° 16' 16" East
(geographical location based on the western tower of the Cathedral)
Highest point:
Auf der Muhl, Mainz-Ebersheim, 245 m above sea level
Lowest point:
Rhine shore in Mainz-Mombach, 82 m above sea level
Tallest historical construction:
St. Martin Cathedral, 84 m
Highest building:
Bonifatius Towers, 95 m
Distances:
Frankfurt Airport: 27 km
Linear distance Mainz-Frankfurt: 30 km
Municipal districts:
Mainz has 15 municipal districts: Altstadt, Bretzenheim, Drais, Ebersheim, Finthen, Gonsenheim, Hartenberg/Münchfeld, Hechtsheim, Laubenheim, Lerchenberg, Marienborn, Mombach, Neustadt, Oberstadt, Weisenau
AKK districts:
The municipal districts to the west of the Rhine: Amöneburg, Kastel and Kostheim, were separated from Mainz for administrative purposes by the American military administration. Since then they have been administered by Wiesbaden but still belong de facto to Mainz.
Partnerships:
Mainz maintains partnerships and friendship pacts with eleven cities and towns: Baku (Aserbaidschan), Dijon (France), Erfurt (Thuringia, Germany), Haifa (Israel), Kigali (Ruanda), Longchamp (France), Louisville (Kentucky, USA), Rodeneck (Italy), Valencia (Spain), Watford (England), and Zagreb (Croatia).
Honorary citizens:
Since 1831, honorary citizenship has been awarded 47 times by the city of Mainz.
Mainz Coat of Arms:
The coat of arms of the city of Mainz has two silver wheels on a red shield, linked together by a cross.
Sponsorships:
Mainz is the sponsoring city for the orangutan. Further information available at www.wwf.de
Barrier-free City:
In 2005, Mainz was awarded the title of “barrier-free city” by APAJH, a sub-agency of UNESCO.