Vintage map - Mainz 1949
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Description
Stollfuß map of Mainz in 1949: the capital of the new state of Rhineland-Palatinate on the Rhine, the historic center, the central station, the confluence of the Main and the riverside districts.
This map shows the city of Mainz, known as Mainz in German, in 1949 (Stollfuß-Plan Nr. 49 Mainz). At this time, the city was at a turning point in its history: located in the French occupation zone after the Second World War, Mainz became the capital of the newly established state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) in 1946. Its population numbered around 85,000 to 90,000 in 1949, amid a period of reconstruction and urban revival.
Mainz has one of the oldest and most distinguished histories in Germany, founded as a Roman camp (Mogontiacum) and becoming the seat of the Prince-Elector and Archbishop of Mainz in the Middle Ages. It is also the birthplace of modern printing, thanks to Johannes Gutenberg. The year 1949 is of particular importance: in addition to the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), it was a period of economic and academic revival, with the reopening of Johannes Gutenberg University in 1946. The map also illustrates the distinctive political division of the immediate postwar period, when the suburbs on the right bank of the Rhine (such as Kastel, Kostheim, and Amöneburg) were administratively incorporated into the neighboring city of Wiesbaden in the American zone.
Places and neighborhoods shown:
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The historic center and the Rhine (Rhein): the urban heart and its thousand-year-old cathedral (Mainzer Dom) line the river, connected by bridges crossing the Rhine to the right bank.
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The central station (Hauptbahnhof) and rail network: the main station and railway lines (highlighted in red) structure the city center and connect it to the major Rhine routes.
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The confluence of the Rhine and Main: the map highlights the strategic confluence of the Main and Rhine, marking a major hub for navigation and river trade.
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The suburbs on the right bank: the districts of Mz.-Kastel, Mz.-Kostheim, Mz.-Amöneburg, as well as Mz.-Gustavsburg and Mz.-Bischofsheim, are shown in detail on the opposite bank of the river.
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Outlying neighborhoods and municipalities: the map includes Mz.-Mombach and Mz.-Gonsenheim to the west, Mz.-Bretzenheim and Hechtsheim to the south, as well as Mz.-Weisenau, Mz.-Ginsheim, and Laubenheim along the Rhine.
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Ports and industrial basins: to the north, the river port basin (Floßhafen and Wachsbleicharm) attests to maritime trade activity.
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Regional inset showing access routes: in the bottom left, a map inset details the regional setting and transport routes connecting Mainz to Frankfurt, Bingen, and Koblenz (Einfahrtswege von Mainz).
Map notes: this plan, titled “Stollfuß-Plan Nr. 49 Mainz” (scale 1:15,000), was produced using data from the municipal surveying office (Städt. Vermessungsamt) and published by Wilhelm Stollfuß Verlag Bonn / Kartographisches Institut. The urban blocks are shaded pink-orange and yellow, wooded areas light green, and the Rhine and Main blue. A large turquoise numbered grid (from 1 to 99) covers the entire map to make locations easier to find.
In brief: for anyone interested in the history of Rhineland-Palatinate, postwar cartography, Gutenberg, or the banks of the Rhine and Main, this map offers a remarkable overview of the state capital in 1949.
What area does this map of Mainz cover? It covers the city of Mainz and its immediate surroundings: the historic center, the main railway station and the port in the center, Mombach and Gonsenheim to the west, Bretzenheim, Hechtsheim and Weisenau to the south, as well as the confluence of the Main and the suburbs of Kastel, Kostheim, Gustavsburg and Bischofsheim on the right bank.
In what year was this map published? This map was published in 1949 by Wilhelm Stollfuß Verlag in Bonn.
Reproduction of the “Stollfuß-Plan Nr. 49 Mainz” (scale 1:15,000), published in 1949 by Wilhelm Stollfuß Verlag in Bonn.
Printed on 200 gsm textured fine art paper. Landscape orientation, standard sizes 50x70 and 70x100: easy to frame.
Creative paper
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