Mainz Citadel

The Mainzer Zitadelle is situated at the fringe of Mainz Old Town, near . The fortress was constructed in 1660 and was an important part of the Fortress Mainz.
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Wikipedia
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 120 metres (394 feet)
  • Description: was built in its present form around 1660 and was the important part of the Fortress of Mainz
  • Also known as
    “Citadel of Mainz”
    “Mainzer Zitadelle”
    “Zitadelle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman Theatre Archaeological Site and Drususstein.

Archaeological site
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The Roman Theatre in , Rhineland Palatinate was excavated in the late 1990s. is situated 240 metres east of Mainz Citadel.

Monument
Photo: Martin Bahmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a nearly 20-metre-high masonry… is situated 100 metres south of Mainz Citadel.

Railway station
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is a station in the… is situated 280 metres east of Mainz Citadel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Siedlung am Fichteplatz.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Locality
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is a locality.

Mainz Citadel

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Latitude
49.99309° or 49° 59′ 35″ north
Longitude
8.27432° or 8° 16′ 28″ east
Open location code
8FXCX7VF+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22310637
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
12060363
Wiki­data ID
Q206198

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Mainz Citadel” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ciutadella de Magúncia”
  • Chinese: “美因茨城塞”
  • Chinese: “美因茨要塞”
  • Dutch: “Citadel van Mainz”
  • Dutch: “Mainzer Zitadelle”
  • Esperanto: “Citadelo Majenco”
  • Finnish: “Mainzer Zitadelle”
  • Finnish: “Mainzin linnoitus”
  • French: “citadelle de Mayence”
  • French: “Citadelle de Mayence”
  • German: “Mainzer Zitadelle”
  • German: “Zitadelle Mainz”
  • Italian: “Cittadella di Magonza”
  • Russian: “Mainzer Zitadelle”
  • Russian: “Цитадель Майнца”
  • Spanish: “Ciudadela de Maguncia”
  • Spanish: “Mainzer Zitadelle”
  • Swedish: “Citadellet av Mainz”
  • Swedish: “Mainzer Zitadelle”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Windmühlenberg and Ignazviertel.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Tänzerinnen and Zitadelle.

Rhenish Hesse: Highlights

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