Mainz-Kostheim

Location of Mainz-Kostheim

Mainz-Kostheim (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪnts ˈkɔsthaɪm])[1] is a district administered by the city of Wiesbaden, Germany. Its population is 14,381 (As of 2020[update]).[2] Mainz-Kostheim was formerly a district of the city of Mainz, until the public administration by the city of Wiesbaden was decided on 10 August 1945. The reason for this had been the easy control of the Allied Occupation Zones in Germany, where the Rhine formed the border between the American sector and the French sector. Mainz-Kostheim faces the city of Mainz on the opposite shore of the Rhine river.

In 1184 Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor held one of the biggest diets of the Middle Ages at the Maaraue in Kostheim, the Diet of Pentecost. Occasion had been the promotion to Knighthood of is both sons Henry hand Frederic, Duke of Swabia. During the Siege of Mainz by Prussian and Austrian troops in the Napoleonic Wars Kostheim had been severely damaged several times. In the cause of the bombing of Mainz in World War II Mainz-Kostheim was subject to air raids.

The Linde Group has been located in Kostheim before recent mergers, acquisitions and transition.

## Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Mainz-Kostheim is twinned with:[3]

* Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria

## References

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1. ^ "75 Jahre Amöneburg, Kostheim und Kastel - Rheingehört! - Folge 24". YouTube. Wiesbadener Kurier. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
2. ^ "Bevölkerung in den Ortsbezirken am 31. Dezember 2020". Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
3. ^ "Stadtteilpartnerschaften". wiesbaden.de (in German). Wiesbaden. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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Boroughs of Wiesbaden

* Mitte
* Nordost
* Rheingauviertel
* Südost
* Westend

* Auringen
* Biebrich
* Bierstadt
* Breckenheim
* Delkenheim
* Dotzheim
* Erbenheim
* Frauenstein
* Heßloch
* Igstadt
* Klarenthal
* Kloppenheim
* Medenbach
* Naurod
* Nordenstadt
* Rambach
* Schierstein
* Sonnenberg

* Mainz-Amöneburg
* Mainz-Kastel
* Mainz-Kostheim

50°00′10″N 8°18′20″E﻿ / ﻿50.00278°N 8.30556°E﻿ / 50.00278; 8.30556

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* VIAF
* WorldCat

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* Germany

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