Main Sights in Mainz

Roman-Germanic central museum (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum). It is home to Roman, Medieval, and earlier artifacts.
Antique Maritime Museum (Museum für Antike Schifffahrt). It houses the remains of five Roman boats from the late 4th century, discovered in the 1980s.
Roman remains, including Jupiter's column, Drusus' mausoleum, the ruins of the theatre and the aqueduct.
Mainz Cathedral of St. Martin (Mainzer Dom), over 1,000 years old.
The Iron Tower (Eisenturm, tower at the former iron market), a tower from the 13th century.
The Wood Tower (Holzturm, tower at the former wood market), a tower from the 14th century.
The Gutenberg Museum – exhibits an original Gutenberg Bible amongst many other printed books from the 15th century and later.
The Mainz Old Town – what's left of it, the quarter south of the cathedral survived World War II.
The Electoral Palace (Kurfürstliches Schloss), residence of the prince-elector .
Marktbrunnen, one of the largest Renaissance fountains in Germany.
Domus Universitatis (1615), for centuries the tallest edifice in Mainz.
Christ Church (Christuskirche), built 1898–1903, bombed in ’45 and rebuilt in 1948–1954.
The Church of St. Stephan, with post-war windows by Marc Chagall.
Citadel.
Schönborner Hof (1668).
Rococo churches of St. Augustin (the Augustinerkirche, Mainz) and St. Peter (the Petruskirche, Mainz).
Church of St. Ignatius (1763).
Erthaler Hof (1743).

Culture of Mainz

As city in the Greater Region, Mainz participates in the program of the year of European Capital of Culture 2007.
The Walk of Fame of Cabaret may be found nearby the Schillerplatz.
The music publisher Schott Music in located in Mainz.

administrative structure and the wheel of Mainz

Administrative structure
The city of Mainz is divided into 15 local districts according to the main statute of the city of Mainz. Each local district has a district administration of 13 members and a directly elected mayor, who is the chairmen of the district administration. This local council decides on important issues affecting the local area, however, the final decision on new policies is made by the Mainz's municipal council.
In accordance with § 29 Par. 2 of Local Government Regulations, which refers to municipalities of more than 150,000 inhabitants, the city council has 60 members.
Districts of the town are:
Altstadt
Bretzenheim
Drais
Ebersheim
Finthen
Gonsenheim
Hartenberg-Münchfeld
Hechtsheim
Laubenheim
Lerchenberg
Marienborn
Mombach
Neustadt
Oberstadt
Weisenau

Coat of Arms
Main article: Wheel of Mainz
The coat of arms of Mainz is derived from the coat of arms of the Archbishops of Mainz and features two six-spoked silver wheels connected by a silver cross on a red background.

Mainz

Mainz is de hoofdstad en grootste stad van de Duitse deelstaat Rijnland-Palts (Rheinland-Pfalz). De stad ligt op de linkeroever van de Rijn tegenover de monding van de Main en telt 190.934 inwoners (30-06-2005).
Mainz heeft een bezienswaardige binnenstad, met als belangrijkste monument de dom van Mainz, een van de drie Romaanse Kaiserdome langs de Rijn.
Mainz heeft een veelzijdige economie. Het staat bekend als mediastad door de zetels van ZDF, SWR en 3Sat. Ook het hoofdkantoor van Railion (vroeger: Deutsche Bahn Cargo) is in Mainz gevestigd. De stad heeft een universiteit.
Mainz is, op Keulen na, de stad waar in Duitsland het carnaval het meest uitbundig wordt gevierd.