Stumbling stones in Mainz
In Mainz, 351 "Stumbling Stones" commemorate the victims of National Socialism: Jews, people from the resistance, homosexuals, victims of euthanasia, religious + ethnic groups.
When the National Socialists seized power in Germany in 1933, Mainz had a vibrant Jewish community with around 2,600 members. The oppression and humiliation of Mainz's Jews was ultimately followed by their extermination. On February 10, 1943, the last transport left Mainz for the concentration camps. When American troops liberated the city in 1945, only a few Jews living in so-called mixed marriages remained in Mainz. Historians estimate that approximately 1,300 to 1,400 Mainz Jews were murdered.
Remembering the victims
The "stumbling stones" commemorate the victims of National Socialism: Jews, members of the resistance, homosexuals, euthanasia victims, and other religious and ethnic groups. This European art project by Cologne artist Gunter Demnig is now the largest decentralized memorial in the world. More than 120,000 stumbling stones have been laid in more than 33 European countries (as of July 2025).
Inscriptions on the sidewalk
Gunter Demnig has been laying Stolpersteine since 2000. Brass-covered paving stones are laid in the sidewalk in front of the house that the victims had freely chosen as their last place of residence. The name and year of birth, date of arrest, deportation, and murder are engraved on the stones. Anyone who wants to read the small inscriptions on the sidewalk must bend down and bow their head in respect to the victim.
In Mainz (including Mainz-Kastel), 366 stumbling stones and one stumbling threshold have been laid since 2007 (as of September 17, 2025). An overview of the names and locations can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.
The Stolpersteine in Mainz are laid exclusively on private initiative in cooperation with the state capital of Mainz. Further information on the "Stolpersteine" art project in Mainz, biographical information on the victims, and a searchable database of the Stolpersteine can be found on the homepage of the House of Remembrance - For Democracy and Acceptance.
If you have any questions about Stolperstein sponsorships or would like to suggest names, please contact us at this email address: infostolpersteine-mainzde
Downloads
- List of Stolpersteine laid in Mainz (including Mainz-Kastel)PDF-File437,93 kB
Status: September 2025, sorted alphabetically by name of victim
- List of Stolpersteine laid in Mainz (incl. Mainz-Kastel)PDF-File436,68 kB
Status: September 2025, sorted by installation locations (street names A - Z)
- List of Stolpersteine laid in Mainz (incl. Mainz-Kastel)PDF-File446,85 kB
Status: September 2025, sorted by installation date
- List of namesPDF-File137,22 kB
Status: September 2025
- Street listPDF-File135,45 kB
Status: September 2025
- Articles about the Stumbling Stones on the SWR 2 website (opens in a new tab)