Mainz

Mainz
City
Mainz Old Town View from the citadel (2003)
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mainz
Mainz Show map of Germany Mainz Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°0′N 8°16′E / 50.000°N 8.267°E / 50.000; 8.267
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Urban district
Founded	13 BC
Subdivisions	15 boroughs
Government
• Lord mayor	Michael Ebling (SPD)
Area
• Total	97.75 km2 (37.74 sq mi)
Highest elevation	285 m (935 ft)
Lowest elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	220,552
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	55001-55131
Dialling codes	06131, 06136
Vehicle registration	MZ
Website	www.mainz.de

Mainz (Palatine German: Määnz or Meenz, (Latin: Mogontiacum) is a German city. It is the capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Mainz is on the left side of the river Rhine, on the right side is the city Wiesbaden. Mainz has about 203,000 people. Its main economic product is wine. It has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

1. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
2. ↑ Landeshauptstadt Mainz. "Einwohner_nach_Stadtteilen" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2012-08-08.