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Welcome to the Mainz, Rhinehessen and Hunsrück region

Follow in the footsteps of countless travellers, and become an adventurer yourself! Because of its geographical location, Rhinehessen has long been an area through which visitors and merchants from far and wide have travelled. The monuments in the region are still testimony to the influences of many cultures. There are also interesting medieval General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland‑Palatinate sites awaiting your visit in the neighbouring Hunsrück.

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Mainz State Museum

One of the oldest museums in Germany
The state museum’s collection covers the art and cultural history of the region from the Stone Age to the present day.

Landskron castle ruins

The crown of the Upper Rhein lowlands
The castle has been converted into a palace and has served as a royal residence many times over the centuries.

Schwabsburg castle ruins

Alone amid the vineyards
The medieval fortress served to protect and preserve the Hohenstaufen power in and around Nierstein and Oppenheim.

Frauenburg castle ruins

Loretta’s refuge
These well-preserved ruins, which were the home of the fearless widow Loretta of Sponheim, have an idyllic location in the forest.

Altenbaumburg castle ruins

Ancestral Castle of the Raugraves
The castle belongs to the former fortified triangle around Bad Münster am Stein.

Mainz, Rhenish Hesse and Hunsrück region © GDKE, U.Pfeuffer

Other monuments

Following in the footsteps of many a traveller through the Mainz, Rhenish Hesse and Hunsrück region.