Mainz, the commercial center of the fertile Rhine valley, is also the intersection of Europe's major sea, rail, air and highway routes. Frankfurt Rhine-Main Airport, which can be reached in just 15 minutes by train from this city, the flashy and attractive pearl of the Rhine-Main Region, is one of the largest and busiest airports in Europe.
Mainz, a very important media center, with the Second German Television Channel ZDF; It is also known as the 'Medien Stadt' (Media City) as it hosts other German television channels named SAT1, SAT3 and SW3 and Radio Stations such as SWR, RPR1.
Mainz, which is also the birthplace of the famous inventor Johannes Gutenberg, who invented the printing press, is also a center of festivals and entertainment. More than fifty festivals, festivities and celebrations, large and small, are held in the center and suburbs of the city. Mainz, which also has a distinguished hospital and university, is a famous Science and Research Metropolis with 2 Max-Planck Institutes.
Approximately 35,000 students study at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in the city. Mainz, one of the most important centers of the German wine trade, also has a football team playing in the German 1st League. (Mainz 05)
II. Although it suffered great destruction as a result of the bombardments during World War II and almost the entire city center was destroyed, the city was virtually restructured as a result of the restoration works initiated immediately after the war.
Rich in large green areas and parks, Mainz is very generous to the people living in its heart and offers a relaxing and natural environment. In and around the heart of the city, wildlife and nature conservation areas are as large as possible. There are swimming pools, bicycle paths, promenades, bars, cafeterias, botanical and zoological gardens in the parks, which provide great opportunities for both sports and competition activities and picnics.
Mainz is an ideal and modern city to live in, with its unique historical buildings and friendly and tolerant locals and foreigners. The historical building called Kurfรผrstliches Schloss, whose construction was initiated by Kurfรผrst Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau in 1627, when wars and massacres took place, and which has not lost any of its magnificence and magnificence even though centuries have passed since then, is an indispensable part of Mainz.
Another magnificent structure, which is the apple of the eye of the city, the Dom Church (Kathedrale und Bischofskirche) has been home to believers for 1000 years. It was built by Bischof Willigis in A.D. The Dom Church, which was built in 975 and has a romantic building style, is located near the Rhine River and in the very center of the city.
Gutenberg, Rhine, Main, Carnival, Dom, Schloss, Theodor Heuss Bridge, Volkspark, festivals, theatres, cinemas, museums, old houses, universities, libraries, press, wineries, pubs, restaurants, doner shops, pizzerias, celebrities, consonants, locals, foreigners, parks, gardens, vineyards, grapes, wines, folk songs and With its songs, Mainz is a city with a level and richness that can meet the expectations of those looking for an ideal place to live.