Alzey
A wine-country town in Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Alzey sits in a region ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites and carries a walkable centre with cafés, restaurants, and historic churches. The town holds a particular place in German literary history as one of the Nibelungenstädte — towns linked to the medieval epic Nibelungenlied — represented by the character Volker von Alzey, which gives the town its secondary name, Volkerstadt.
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- Population18,241
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.7 km1.1 mi
Nearest airports
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Alzey: quick answers
Where is Alzey?
Alzey is in Germany, about 29 km18 miles in a straight line from Mainz.
How do you get to Alzey?
The nearest airport is Wiesbaden (WIE), about 52 min away by road. The nearest train station is Wörrstadt, about 21 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Alzey?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C66°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 2°C35°F. The wettest month is May, with about 68 mm2.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Alzey?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 16 restaurants, 5 cafés and 15 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Alzey?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Oberstein, Kusel and Patersberg. Alzey is listed among the day trips from Frankfurt.