My soon to be 'new home'
Well the weeks are counting down fast! The city where I will be living is called Mainz!
Mainz on the River Rhine |
Market in Mainz |
Facts about Mainz:
- Population: Around 200,000- Located: Capital of Rheinland-Pflaz and lies on the west bank of the Rhine River.
Mainz is famous as the home of the invention of the movable-type printing press. The first books printed using movable type were manufactured in Mainz by Gutenberg in the early 1450s.
The Printing Press |
Johannes Gutenberg |
Mainz Karneval
The other awesome thing about Mainz is Karneval!
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