The City of Mainz

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The City of Mainz
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Location

• Europe
• Germany
• Rhineland-Palatinate
• Mainz

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Some Facts

• Mainz Capital of the State Rhineland-Palatinate
• Population 190.934
• Cities nearby
• Wiesbaden
• Frankfurt (Int. Airport and Hahn Airport cheap
  flights across Europe)

• Twin Cities
• Dijon, Longchamp (F)
• Louisville (USA)
• Watford (UK)
• Zagreb (Croatia)
• Rodengo (Italy)
• Valencia (Spain)
• Haifa (Israel)
• Erfurt (Former East- Germany)

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Historical Facts

• Mainz is about 2,000 years old
• Castrum Moguntiacum founded by Roman General
  Drusus in 13 BC
• Important military town strategic position at
  the confluence of the Main and the Rhine
• 476 AD Fall of Roman Empire

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Historical Facts

• 496 AD Mainz became part of Frankish Kingdom
• 1800-1814 Mainz was capital of a French
  Départment
• 1947 State of Rhineland-Palatinate was founded
• Since 1950 Mainz is Capital of State

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Johannes Gutenberg

• Most famous person of Mainz
• Born ca. 1398, died in February 1468

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Johannes Gutenberg

• During 1440s Gutenberg invented printing press
  with movable type
• In 1455 1st Gutenberg Bible printed

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Johannes Gutenberg - University

• Since 1477
• Campus university
• One of the largest German universities
• About 32,000 students from more than 130 nations

• Great diversity of subjects
• law, economics, social sciences, the humanities,
  natural sciences, human medicine and dentistry,
  music, the fine arts and sport

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Johannes Gutenberg - University

• Botanic Garden
• University Cafeteria (Mensa)

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Johannes Gutenberg - University

• Philosophicum (Arts and Sciences)
• ReWi (Business and Law)

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Johannes Gutenberg - University

• Chemistry-Building
• Max-Planck-Institute (Natural Sciences)

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Having a Good Time

• People in Mainz love to laugh, eat, drink, and be
  merry
• The Three Ws of Mainz Weck (rolls), Worscht
  Wurst (sausage), and Woi Wein (wine)

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Going Out

• Wine Taverns / Weinstuben
• Pubs / Restaurants
• Heilig Geist
• Havana
• Irish Pub
• Quartier Mayence
• Extrablatt

• Useful vocabulary
• Schoppe 1/4 liter of Wine
• Äppelwoi Apple Wine
• Woi Wine
• Spundekees Cream Cheese with paprika and onions
  served with warm pretzels

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Going Out

• Eisgrub Bräu
• Very German style pub / restaurant
• Own brewery
• Delicious beer and food

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The Two Passions of Mainz

• FSV Mainz 05
• Meenzer Fassenacht

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FSV Mainz 05

• Soccer and Sports Club
• Founded in 1905
• Coach Jürgen Klopp
• Since 2004 First Bundesliga (League)

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Fassenacht Mainz wie es singt und lacht

• Carnival is the 5th season of the year
• Starts on 11th day of 11th month at 1111 AM and
  11 seconds
• Ends with the beginning of catholic Lent in
  February/March

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Fassenacht Mainz wie es singt und lacht

• Since 19th century
• Roots in criticism of social and political
  injustices under the shelter of cap and bells

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Fassenacht Mainz wie es singt und lacht

• By the end of Meenzer Fassenacht three non-stop
  days and four nights of parades and street
  parties
• Biggest parade on Rose Monday across down town
• Carnival of Mainz famous throughout Germany and
  around the world

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Leisure Culture

• History of Mainz and the remains of its two
  millennia are well-documented in more than a
  dozen museums
• The Gutenberg Museum
• exhibits an original Gutenberg Bible amongst many
  other printed books from the 15th century and
  later

• The Landesmuseum
• one of the oldest museums in Germany
• houses the most important art collection of
  Rheinland-Pfalz (extraordinary items from Roman
  Mainz dating from the 1st to 4th Century)

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Leisure Culture

• The Mainz State Theater
• designed by Georg Moller in 1833
• repertory contains straight theatrical and modern
  dance presentations, standard opera, ballet, and
  musical productions

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Leisure Culture

• The Old Town of Mainz
• ? Altstadt Impressions

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Leisure Culture

• The Church of St. Stephan
• Famous for its post-war windows by Marc Chagall

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Leisure Culture

• The Dome / Mainz Cathedral
• Building commenced in 975
• Located near the historical center of the city
• represents the highpoint of Romanesque cathedral
  architecture along with cathedrals of Worms and
  Speyer

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Leisure Culture

• The Cinema
• Mainz has several cinemas showing big
  blockbusters but also independent productions
• Biggest cinema The Cinestar, containing a café,
  a Mexican Restaurant, and the Starclub

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Leisure Culture

• The Rhine
• Attraction and meeting place for all people
  living in Mainz
• shore of the Rhine is very inviting to stroll, to
  barbecue, to have a drink, or just to sit and
  talk

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Leisure Culture

• The Christmas Market
• Meeting place for the people in Mainz during
  Christmas period
• This year from 24th November to 23rd December
• Historic market square is a blaze of lights

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Leisure Culture

• Air scented with roast almonds, gingerbread,
  bratwurst, and mulled wine
• Festively decorated stands selling Christmas tree
  decorations, wooden toys, ceramics, candles, and
  much more

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See you in Mainz!