Ketteler neighborhood

Long waiting list of up to 10 years to get in one of these apartments

 

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Ketteler-Siedlung: Als Mainzer Bischof setzte sich Wilhelm Emmanuel Maria Freiherr von Ketteler (1811–1877) unter anderem dafür ein, dass Menschen im Zusammenleben ihre Belange in eigener Verantwortung regelten, dies galt für Arbeiter und Handwerker, die sich dazu in Genossenschaften organisieren sollten; Ketteler wurde 1811 als Sohn eines königlich preußischen Landrats in Münster geboren, schon früh machte er in der katholischen Kirche das soziale Zusammenleben zum Thema

 

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Mainz, Germany – 2017NOV05 – Ketteler Neighborhood:

 

We strolled through the Ketteler Neighborhood in Mainz-Oberstadt, named in honor of the German theologian and politician who served as Bishop of Mainz. He resolved to consecrate his life to maintaining the cause of the freedom of the Church from the control of the State, bringing him into collision with the civil power, an attitude which he maintained throughout a stormy and eventful life.

 

We then walked through the site of Fort Weisenau, exercise that did us good on such a damp day with its dreary weather.

 

The best 36 of 142 photos from this layover are a 5-album set:

 

• Mainz-Weisenau, Germany – 05NOV2017 – Sunday Stroll

• Mainz, Germany – 05NOV2017 – Via Seculprum Mogontiaci

• Mainz, Germany – 05NOV2017 – Ketteler Neighborhood

• Mainz, Germany – 05NOV2017 – Fort Weisenau

• Mainz, Germany – 05NOV2017 – Jewish Community Center

 

Hope you enjoy this 28% of 14 Ketteler Neighborhood photos!

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