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Kastel, Wiesbaden — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Kastel, officially Mainz-Kastel, is a district of Wiesbaden in Hessen, Germany, grown from the Roman fort Castellum Mattiacorum.
About Kastel
Where to stay in Kastel
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Kastel gives travellers a base across the Rhine from the heart of Mainz. Rooms sit near the Reduit and the streets below the old Castellum Mattiacorum. The ground is historic.
If you want to stay on the quieter right bank rather than in the centre of a larger city, this district of Wiesbaden sets you among fortress walls and Roman foundations.
About Kastel
What are the main landmarks in Kastel?
Kastel keeps its landmarks close to its Roman roots. The Castellum Mattiacorum gave the district its name, and the Museum Castellum tells the story of that fort. Fortress walls remain.
The Reduit and the Golden-Ross-Kaserne stand from Kastel's years as a garrison on the Rhine.
What is the history of Kastel?
Kastel began as Castellum Mattiacorum, a Roman fort on the right bank of the Rhine facing Mainz. Its name still carries that origin as Mainz-Kastel. Rome shaped it first.
Later fortifications like the Reduit and the Golden-Ross-Kaserne turned the district into a garrison, and it belongs among the boroughs of Wiesbaden in Hessen.
Where is Kastel?
Kastel lies on the right bank of the Rhine opposite Mainz, a district of Wiesbaden within the German state of Hessen.
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Updated July 2026