Mainz Sand Dunes
The Mainz Sand Dunes are a small geological and botanical supra-region and important nature preserve in Mainz, Germany. Within this protected area rare plants and animals can be found.Photo: Cicero.sunday, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Area
- Description: nature reserve in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- Also known as: “Der Große Sand” and “Mainzer Sand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wildpark Mainz-Gonsenheim and Chapel of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Gonsenheim.
Chapel of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Gonsenheim
Church
Photo: SteFre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapel of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Gonsenheim is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gonsenheim and Mombach.
Gonsenheim
Suburb
Photo: Martin Bahmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gonsenheim is a borough in the northwest corner of Mainz, Germany. With about 25,000 inhabitants, it is the second-most populated borough of Mainz, before Oberstadt and after Neustadt.
Mombach
Suburb
Mombach, with 13,927 inhabitants, is a borough in the northwest corner of Mainz, Germany. Mombach can be reached via Mainz-innenstadt or Bundesautobahn 643.
Hartenberg-Münchfeld
Suburb
Hartenberg-Münchfeld is a borough of the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital Mainz, Germany. Hartenberg-Münchfeld is known for the Bruchwegstadion former home of first league football club of 1.
Mainz Sand Dunes
- Category: Naturschutzgebiet
- Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Mainz Sand Dunes” goes by many names.
- French: “Grands Sables de Mayence”
- German: “Grosser Sand”
- German: “Großer Sand”
- German: “Mainzer Sand”
- German: “Naturschutzgebiet Mainzer Sand”
- German: “NSG Mainzer Sand”
- Spanish: “Mainzer Sand”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mainz-Mombach and Budenheim.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mainz-Gonsenheim station and Mainz-Mombach.
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