Nagelsäule
Nagelsäule is a memorial in Mainz, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate. Nagelsäule is situated nearby to the square Liebfrauenplatz, as well as near the fountain Marktbrunnen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mainz Cathedral and Liebfrauenplatz.
Mainz Cathedral
Church
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Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany. This 1000-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral is the site of the episcopal see of the Bishop of Mainz.
Liebfrauenplatz
Square
The Liebfrauenplatz in Mainz is the easternmost of the four squares around Mainz Cathedral. It originally housed the Liebfrauenkirche, which was demolished at the beginning of the 19th century and whose outline can still be seen today on the square, and marks the transition between the cathedral and the Rhine in the direction of the Fischtor, one of the eastward city gates.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mainz-Altstadt and Siedlung am Fichteplatz.
Siedlung am Fichteplatz
Neighborhood
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Siedlung am Fichteplatz is a neighborhood.
Mainz-Kastel
Suburb
Mainz-Kastel is a district of the city Wiesbaden, which is the capital of the German state Hesse in western Germany. Kastel is the historical bridgehead of Mainz, the capital of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate and is located on the right side of the Rhine river.
Nagelsäule
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Im ersten Weltkrieg spendeten Mainzer Bürger für die Verwundeten und schlugen 1916 als Zeichen hierfür die Nägel in den Eichenstamm.”
- Categories: Nail Men and historic site
- Location: Mainz, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.99918° or 49° 59′ 57″ northLongitude
8.27482° or 8° 16′ 29″ eastInception
1916Open location code
8FXCX7XF+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1562209643OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q1963548
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In Other Languages
“Nagelsäule” goes by many names.
- German: “Nagelsäule (Mainz)”
- German: “Nagelsäule”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Druckladen des Gutenberg Museums and Marktbrunnen.
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