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Region in Germany
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Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen) is in Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland Pfalz) in Germany. The land of the thousand hills, a large part of which is covered in vineyards, is defined to the north and east by the river Rhine and Hesse, to the west by the Nahe valley and to the south by the Donnersberg in the Palatinate.
By train
By car
Easily reached from the west (north and south) via the A61/A63.
By bus
Long distance bus company Flixbus serves Mainz.
The area has good coverage by regional buses and most major towns have rail links.
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Mainz is the capital and largest city of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. Notable as a major transport hub and the heart of the German wine trade, the city is also a leading media center, most famously serving as the headquarters of the national broadcaster ZDF. In 2024, it was home to about 225,000 people.
Ingelheim am Rhein is a city between Bingen and Mainz in Germany. It features the ancient Kaiserpfalz (imperial palace).
Gau-Algesheim is in small town in Rhenish Hesse.
Bingen am Rhein (pop 26,000 in 2020) is a town in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany at the junction of the Rhine and the Nahe, across the river from Rüdesheim. It came into being as a strategically important location for the Romans.
Nieder-Olm is a town in Rhenish Hesse a few kilometres south of Mainz.
Oppenheim is a city of 7,600 people (2020) at the Rhine in the state Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.
See Pests for vermin. Worms is a city in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.
Schwabenheim an der Selz is a small village in Rhenish Hesse in the state Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany.
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