Drais

Drais is a local district of the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital Mainz.

It has around 3,100 inhabitants and 308 acres of local area of ​​the smallest local district of the city. Drais was incorporated in 1969 along with five other suburbs as new district. Drais is located on a hill above Mainz and is surrounded by the four districts of Mainz Finthen, Bretz Home, Gonsenheim and Lerchenberg. Drais is, as its larger neighbor and more recognized Finthen, fruit and vegetable growing (cherries, asparagus, strawberries) mainly characterized.

Neighboring districts and municipalities

The following municipalities or parts of Mainz city limits clockwise at Drais:

In the north - Gonsenheim Mainz, Mainz- Bretzenheim in the east, in the southeast of Mainz- Lerchenberg, southwest Ober-Olm and west Mainz- Finthen.

History

The earliest traces of human settlement go back to the Hallstatt period ( 850-450 BC). But to a continuous settlement did not occur until around the year 1000 after clearing the area of ​​the then King Forst, today's top - Olm forest. The place was under King Konrad III. first mentioned as Treise on August 24, 1149. Drais was in the Middle Ages kurmainzischen Office Olm. After belonging to France and the Département du Mont- Tonnerre 1797-1814 Drais was assigned to the Grand Duchy of Hesse -Darmstadt and was there from 1835 to the district Mainz. On 7 June 1969, the history of Drais ended as an independent village with the incorporation into the city of Mainz.

Today, the development of the various development areas provides increasing population numbers and changes the character of the neighborhood from a predominantly rural agricultural village to a residential suburb. Apart from a few shops for local supply of foodstuffs and the like of the district has few commercial sites.

Coat of Arms and Name Development

The place name Drais probably derives from the Gothic driusan, the term for " bubbling springs " from. The derivation of Driesch, the Old High German term for " raw land " is occasionally found.

In two-tier local coat of arms can be seen on a blue background above the golden Peter - Key. The lower part of coat of arms shows a red jagged line on a yellow background.

Development of the population

Local political conditions

Politically, the district has traditionally been a CDU stronghold. The mayor of Drais called Norbert Solbach (CDU ) and is a member of the city council. His first deputy Horst Schollmeyer student, also a member of the CDU. Although the CDU was able to win in the local elections in 1999, which was marked by disputes over the building of a media park by the ZDF, no absolute majority more, it has 2004, these gains at the expense of either FDP seats. However, the Greens were able to retain their then first obtained the second seat. The SPD has still three seats.

• CDU (6 seats )
• SPD ( 3 seats )
• GREEN (2 seats)
• FDP ( 2 seats)

Clubs and groups

The suburb has Mainz despite the small size on a varied social life. As is usual in other Mainz suburbs coordinated in a Drais club Mainz- Drais ring the club activities.

The following list contains only a selection of the Draiser Associations:

Religious communities:

• Catholic parish of Our Lady Queen or parish group Drais Lerchenberg

Attractions

• List of cultural monuments in Mainz- Drais

Jesuitenhof

The former cloister of the Provost Hirzenach Drais in 1670 went into the possession of the Jesuit order, who settled in Drais. After the dissolution in 1773 the building was from the Baroque period in the seminar road into private hands over and new home January 14, 2001 at the ground floor a hospice.

Catholic Church "Mary Queen "

1737 was built with the support of the Jesuit Order, the Church, as the predecessor since the Thirty Years' War was only of limited benefit. The church has a Baroque altar with a wooden relief of 1740. On the north wall beneath the gallery is a " Pesttuch " from 1632 attached, which should be linked to the devastating epidemic of 1632-1635. On this silk scarf is embroidered with crossbones with gold thread, a skull and crossbones. The Latin inscription reads: VIVIT POST funera VIRTUS ( It lives after the death of virtue ).

The organ in the west gallery was built in 1873 by organ builder Johann Schlaad ( Waldlaubersheim ). The instrument was last in 1987 by the organ builder Vleugels (Hard Home ) restored, the reverse also made between temporal changes and the organ -reset to the original sound condition. The pipe material is - with the exception of the reconstructed Salicional - original condition. The abrasive loading instrument has 9 registers on a Manual work (C -f3: Bourdon 16 ' Principal 8 ', Grossgedackt 8 ', Salicional 8', Octave 4 ', Flötgedackt 4', Superoctave 2 ', Mixture III 11/3 ') and pedal (C- g0: Subbass 16 ') and has a coupling pedal.

G i M M - Gallery in the media house Mainz

The gallery shows mostly contemporary art and represents artists mostly from with respect to the city of Mainz.

Companies in Drais

In the Mainz area, there are some medium-sized and small businesses.