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15 unusual facts about Mayen


Basalt cross

Their geographic distribution is centred on the basalt quarries of Mayen and Mendig, and covers an area with a radius of approximately 30 kilometres between the Rhine, Ahr and Moselle rivers.

Brownmillerite

The naturally occurring mineral form of the compound was first recognized in 1964 for occurrences in the Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen-Koblenz, Germany.

Fell Exhibition Slate Mine

A non-stop video presentation illustrates modern state-of-the-art slate mining in Europe (length approx. 12 minutes) taking place in the Rathscheck slate mine near Mayen.

Gunderath

The municipality lies 12 km from Daun and 20 km from Mayen in the Vulkaneifel, a part of the Eifel known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth.

Heinrich Pickel

He was elected chairman of the CDU district (Mayen) in 1951 and was a member of the District Board and the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1947 to 1963.

Johann Hugo von Orsbeck

During the course of this occupation, the towns of Cochem, Mayen, and Wittlich were burned.

Kalenborn-Scheuern

Bundesstraße 410 (PrümMayen) lies some 6 km to the south, and Bundesstraße 421 (StadtkyllDaun) at the same distance to the northeast.

Karl-Joachim Hürter

Karl-Joachim Hürter (born 21 October 1960 in Mayen) is a German former field hockey player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Langenfeld

Langenfeld, Mayen-Koblenz, in the Mayen-Koblenz district of Rhineland-Palatinate

Mario Adorf

He grew up in his maternal grandfather's hometown, Mayen, where he was raised by his unmarried mother.

Matech Concepts

The company currently partners with Ford Racing to develop the Ford GT sports car for competition, and constructs the FIA GT1 and GT3 versions of the GT at a workshop in Mayen, Germany.

Mayenite

Mayenite (after Mayen, Germany), Ca12Al14O33, is a rare calcium aluminium oxide mineral of cubic symmetry.

TuS Mayen

Tus Mayen is a German association football club from the city of Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate.

Ueß

In 1482, the Burgmann at the Nürburg (castle) was Michael von Ringelbach, who in 1485 sold a meadow to Peter von Esch, the Schultheiß at Mayen.

Winfried Schäfer

Winfried "Winnie" Schäfer (born 10 January 1950 in Mayen) is a German football manager and former player, who is head coach of Jamaica national football team.


Gennady Olonkin

From 1958 he worked in conjunction with an expansion of a LORAN station (NATO) on Jan Mayen.

Gering

Gering, Germany, a municipality in Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate

Gerson Mayen

Mayen made his international début at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana, coming on as substitute at the minute in El Salvador 1-1 draw with Honduras.

Mario Mayén Meza

Mario Ernesto Mayén Meza (born on 19 May 1968 in La Libertad, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran professional footballer.