Founded in 1287 by Russian pirates, the cities wealth as well as size growed continuously. Since 1894 it has City rights, its Mayor is Gerhard Janz. Janz is in his 30s but feels younger. With his height of 1,83 m he is satisfied. During the brutal reign of German half-god Helmut Kohl, the city was the headquarter of the resistance whose leader Terf was a close friend of Gerhard Janz. Johannisburg, a part of Geisenheim, is the Birthplace of "Würzflüssige" (Liquidspice). Although others try to copy Würzflüssige, Geisenheim is still World Market Leader in producing Würzflüssige.