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Coordinates: 50°20N 7°13E / 50.333°N 7.217°E / 50.333; 7.217
 

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Mayen
Old city hall in September 2008
Old city hall in September 2008
Coat of arms of Mayen
Location of Mayen within Mayen-Koblenz district
Mayen is located in Germany
Mayen

Mayen

Mayen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Mayen

Mayen

Coordinates: 50°20′N 7°13′E / 50.333°N 7.217°E / 50.333; 7.217
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictMayen-Koblenz
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–28) Dirk Meid[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total58.04 km2 (22.41 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total19,708
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56727
Dialling codes02651
Vehicle registrationMYK, MY
Websitewww.mayen.de

Mayen is a town in the Mayen-Koblenz District of the Rhineland-Palatinate Federal State of Germany, in the eastern part of the Volcanic Eifel Region. As well as the main town, additional settlements include Alzheim, Kürrenberg, Hausen-Betzing, Hausen and Nitztal. Mayen is the administrative centre of the Vordereifel ‘Collective Municipality’, although it is not part of the municipality.

Geography

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To the west, as well as to the north and south-west of Mayen, is the country landscape of the Eifel. To the east, the landscape flattens out, running towards the Koblenz-Neuwied Basin, which is divided into the northern section of the Pellenz and the southern section of the Maifeld. This area is geographically considered to be part of the Eifel. Mayen is often called ‘The Gateway to the Eifel’.

The small river Nette runs through the town, flowing from the Eifel towards Weißenthurm on the Rhine.

History

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Even in Roman times, Mayen (Lat. Megina) was an important economic centre. From the end of the 3rd century up until the Middle Ages, potteries operated here, and their products were traded and sold across Central Europe. During prehistoric times, nearby quarries were the sources of basalt to make millstones and tuff used to make sarcophagi. These sarcophagi were found buried with significant glass artifacts as grave goods (both classes of items are displayed in the Genovevaburg Museum in Mayen).

The name Mayen probably comes from the name Megina. Records from as far back as 847 show this as a designation of the town; it was adapted by the Romans from the Celtic word magos, meaning field. In the 8th century the legend of Genoveva of Brabant, names Mayen as the seat of government of Duke Siegfried of the Pfalz.

Mayen received its first official recognition in 1041, and was granted Town Status in 1291 by Rudolf I von Habsburg, at the same time as Bernkastel, Welschbillig, Montabaur and Saarburg. Mayen is possibly linked to the town of Maifeld, which lies a short distant to the south-east, since Mayen was called the capital of the Meiengau in the Middle Ages.

During the Second World War, in particular during the allied forces air attacks of 12 December 1944 and 2 January 1945, approximately 90% of the town was destroyed. After the war and following a special referendum which addressed costs of rebuilding, the people voted to rebuild the town.

Up until 1973, Mayen was the District Centre of the Mayen District (with number-plate code MY). After 1973, the district administration was moved to Koblenz and the District was renamed Mayen-Koblenz District with the new number-plate code of MYK; Koblenz kept its own code of KO.

Boroughs

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Because of the Kommunalreform in 1970, four villages next to Mayen were incorporated. The four villages now belong officially to the town and became Boroughs of Mayen. The Boroughs are still village-like and hold most of the Agriculture of Mayen. The Boroughs are

The population of Alzheim and Hausen is increasing in the last years, due to the development of new residential areas.

Infrastructure

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Industry

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Basalt mining, slate mining, cardboard industry, machine-production, aluminium- and artificial material processing.

Sights

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Chapel

Events

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Education

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Mayen is the location of

The Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) has a forces school at the Mayen Barracks, where troops are trained for psychological aspects of leadership of operations, as well as dealing with the media. This school is unique in Germany. Michigan State University, based in Michigan (USA), has a summer program in Mayen.

Notable people

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Jacques Loeb, c. 1915
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, c. 1870

Twin towns – sister cities

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Mayen is twinned with:[3]

References

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  • ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  • ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". mayen.de (in German). Mayen. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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