Mainz

Germany · Rhineland-Palatinate

Mainz is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 35th-largest city. It lies in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region — Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after Rhine-Ruhr — which also encompasses the cities of Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Offenbach am Main, and Hanau.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica

Region

Rhineland-Palatinate

Main language

German

On the map

49.99° N, 8.25° E

Near Mainz

• Ruedesheim am Rhein · 23 km away
• Frankfurt · 34 km away
• Mannheim · 58 km away
• Koblenz · 62 km away
• Heidelberg · 73 km away
• Karlsruhe · 110 km away

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Where to stay

Hotel Central Vis a Vis

9.6/10 · 256 reviews

Miralior Apartment Mainz - 110m2, Terrasse und Parkplatz - ideal für Gruppen und Familien

9.6/10 · 38 reviews

Hausboot-Wiesbaden-Riverboat-Rhein-Main Ferienloft

9.6/10 · 35 reviews

Brunfels Hotel, in the Unbound Collection by Hyatt

9.3/10 · 1583 reviews

Merkel Villa Apartamente

9.3/10 · 96 reviews

Osteiner Hof by The Apartment Suite

9.1/10 · 1523 reviews

Hyatt Regency Mainz

9/10 · 2967 reviews

GuestHouse Mainz

9/10 · 479 reviews

Aparthotel Am Pfaffenstein

9/10 · 102 reviews

tinyTwice Hotel Wiesbaden

8.9/10 · 957 reviews