MAYEN

mayen, a town of germany, in the prussian rhine province, on the northern declivity of the eifel range, 16 m. w. from coblenz, on the railway andernach-gerolstein. pop. (1905), 13,435. it is still partly surrounded by medieval walls, and the ruins of a castle rise above the town. there are some small industries, embracing textile manufactures, oil mills and tanneries, and a trade in wine, while near the town are extensive quarries of basalt. having been a roman settlement, mayen became a town in 1291. in 1689 it was destroyed by the french.