Mayen (disambiguation)

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Mayen is the name of the following places:

  • Jan Mayen , an island about 650 km northeast of Iceland in the Greenland Sea and politically an extra-territorial area of ​​Norway
  • Mayen , a city in Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Mayen (Switzerland) , part of the Swiss municipality of Vionnaz


Mayen is a family name for the following people:

  • Barbara Mayen (* 1956), German lawyer and judge at the Federal Court of Justice
  • Eric Mayen (* 1953), Polish painter and photographer
  • Gerd Mayen (1929–2009), German actor and radio play speaker
  • Herta Mayen (1922–2015), Austrian dancer and actress
  • Maria Mayen (1892–1978), Austrian actress


Mayen is the French expression for Maiensäss .

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