Map of Mainz, Germany

Mainz is the administrative centre of Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, with a population of about 222,889. It lies at 49.9842°N, 8.2791°E. Mainz is about 455 km (283 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rüsselsheim, 10 km to the east.

Mainz at a glance

Where is Mainz?

• The 35th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The largest city in Rheinland-Pfalz on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 04 min on the shortest day to 16 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Mainz

• Rüsselsheim — 10 km east
• Wiesbaden — 11 km north
• Hofheim am Taunus — 17 km northeast
• Darmstadt — 29 km southeast
• Dreieich — 30 km east
• Neu-Isenburg — 30 km east
• Frankfurt am Main — 32 km northeast
• Bad Kreuznach — 34 km southwest
• Dietzenbach — 36 km east
• Bad Homburg vor der Höhe — 36 km northeast

Largest cities in Rheinland-Pfalz

• Ludwigshafen am Rhein — 163,196
• Koblenz — 107,319
• Altstadt — 100,129
• Kaiserslautern — 98,732
• Worms — 81,099
• Neuwied — 66,805
• Neustadt an der Weinstraße — 53,984
• Speyer — 50,343
• Frankenthal — 47,438
• Pirmasens — 43,582

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.