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In 1945, After WWII, right side of the Rhine river, which were a part of Mainz, became a part of Wiesbaden and other part of Hesse due to its occupation zone where Mainz and Rhineland-Palatinate were French occupation zone and Wiesbaden and Hesse were American occupation zone where both cities became its state capital in 1946. Mainz lost 21.1% ...
After the Second World War and the new reorganisation of the region, Hechtsheim became a municipality in the district of Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate). In the 1950s, it benefited from the development of its commercial area. In 1969, Hechtsheim was incorporated into the city of Mainz as a district (Ortsbezirk) called Mainz-Hechtsheim. [5]
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The Hauptfriedhof is the main cemetery of Mainz, the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was established in 1803 when Mainz was under French administration. It became the model for the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris. It is the burial place of prominent persons, also the Deutscher Ehrenhof honorary graves.
Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral (German: Mainzer Dom, Martinsdom or, officially, Der Hohe Dom zu Mainz) 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.
Rhineland-Palatinate's natural and cultural heritage includes the extensive Palatinate winegrowing region, picturesque landscapes, and many castles and palaces. [4] Rhineland-Palatinate is currently the only federal state in Germany where nuclear weapons are stored extraterritorially under the responsibility and supervision of US forces.
The remainings of the abbots and guest house had been used only for military purposes since then. In the south of the courtyard a Baroque garden existed, which can be seen on a map dated 1804. After the Napoleonic Wars Mainz became in 1816 a fortress of the German Confederation. Prussians and Austrians settled in the citadel and used it as ...
Mainz-Bingen is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rheingau-Taunus , the district-free cities Wiesbaden and Mainz , the districts Groß-Gerau , Alzey-Worms , Bad Kreuznach , and Rhein-Hunsrück .