City Archive Mainz
The Mainz City Archive is one of the most important municipal archives in Germany. It preserves archive material on the history of Mainz from the Middle Ages to the present day and makes it available to all interested citizens.
City Archives closed on Friday, July 17, 2026
On Friday, July 17, 2026, the reading room of the Mainz City Archives will be closed.
Online application for use of the city archive
Online usage application for the current calendar year (opens in a new tab)
If you would like to view documents (including construction files) in the reading room of the city archive, you can send us your application for use in advance.
Flyer of the city archive for download
Contact us
Address
City archive
Stadtarchiv
Rheinallee 3 B
55116 Mainz
Postal address
P.O. Box 3820
55028 Mainz
55028 Mainz