Institute of Historical Regional Studies at Mainz University

Numerous research projects, spatial and comparative, are carried out at the Institute of Historical Regional Studies (IGL). The scope stretches from the edition on medieval sources to the Deutscher Familiennamenatlas - DFA - (The German Surname Atlas) project, which is funded by the German Research Foundation. In its work, the institute cooperates with numerous research institutions.

Subjects relating to regional and philological history are a major focal point of the institute in addition to basic research. The IGL, for instance, is responsible for the content of the new exhibition on the Hambach Festival of 1832. The institute makes consistent use of new media. In addition to the digitalization of sources, the institute also presents research results on the Internet: for instance in the portal "Forced Labor in Rhineland-Palatinate" or the project "Inscriptions of Mittelrhein-Hunsrück". Publications, colloquiums, lectures and excursions also foster knowledge exchange.

The institute goes well beyond merely publishing research results. Active volunteer involvement is sought-after in projects such as "Linksrheinischer Dialektatlas" (The Dialect Atlas of the Left Bank of the Rhine), regionalgeschichte.net (regional history online project) or "Digitales Flurnamenlexikon " (The Digital Field Name Encyclopedia). Through this, the IGL builds bridges between the scientific community and the general public.