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RiverMainz, Rheinland-Pfalz
Main
River83 m elevationBest May–Jun · Sep
Elevation83 mabove sea level
Length524 kmsource to mouth
Nearest townMainz1.7 km
49.99° N, 8.29° EElevation 83 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
When to goMainz · weather score
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
October: high / low15° / 7°
River
Main in brief
Main is a river in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
It lies at 83 m above sea level.
The nearest town is Mainz, 1.7 km to the SW, where the weather is best in May, June and September.
Main is 524 km long.
Weather nearby now
Forecast for Mainz11°
Cloudy now
Today
26 Oct
14°
10°
Tue
27 Oct
16°
9°
Wed
28 Oct
15°
6°
1 mm
Thu
29 Oct
13°
5°
Fri
30 Oct
12°
4°
Model run 12:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day
The course of the river
As mapped in OpenStreetMap, with the towns along its banks.- 1Mainleus300 m
- 2Altenkunstadt289 m
- 3Burgkunstadt304 m
- 4Bad Staffelstein274 m
- 5Ebensfeld259 m
- 6Zapfendorf249 m
- 7Hallstadt242 m
- 8Bischberg241 m
- 9Eltmann237 m
- 10Zeil am Main235 m
- 11Haßfurt233 m
- 12Schonungen262 m
- 13Schweinfurt250 m
- 14Volkach203 m
sourcemouth (or where the mapped line leaves the country)
Map
Main from above
Nature nearbyAll of Germany
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Summits nearbyMountains of Germany
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Towns close by
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Mainz
Rheinland-Pfalz · 1.7 km SW
15°Oct high
11wet days
51score
Around here
Mainz and around
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Mainz
Rheinland-Pfalz · Germany
May–Jun · Sepbest months
26°July high
125 maltitude
Nature
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Darmbach
River
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Schwarzbach (Ried)
River
Mountains
Heritage
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Protestant Christ Church, Mainz
cultural heritage monument in Rhineland-Palatinate · 1903
Museums
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Gutenberg Museum
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