Mainz

Mainz straddles the Rhine corridor in Rhineland-Palatinate, a strategic riverside setting that made it an important Roman settlement and later an electoral capital. The old town rises beside the Rhine, with Mainz Cathedral, begun in 975, anchoring its market-square quarter. Johannes Gutenberg was born here around 1400, and the Gutenberg Museum traces the city’s central role in the history of printing. Carnival season is another defining tradition: Mainz is one of Germany’s principal centres of Fastnacht, marked by parades and satirical pageantry. Find related webcams in the Rhine-Main area to build a fuller picture of Mainz and its river region.

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