a two-day livestock market (the founding event of the fair). Burgfestspiele (Castle Festival Show): for several weeks in late spring, the courtyard of the castle is transformed into an open-air theatre and used for various productions. Stein- und Burgfest (Stone and Castle Festival); local craftsmen and guilds showcase their trade. Usually for two days towards in September. Education Mayen is the location of Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung (Training College for Public Administration), two Gymnasien (top-level secondary schools): the Megina Gymnasium and the Wirtschaftsgymnasium (Economics Grammar School); a Realschule (middle-level secondary school): the Albert-Schweizer-Realschule; two Hauptschulen (lower-level secondary school): Hinter Burg, St Veit; a Berufschule (vocational school); various Grundschulen (primary schools); two Förderschulen (schools for children with disabilities); and vocational schools: one for beekeeping school, and one for stonemasonry. The Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) has a forces school at the Mayen Barracks, where troops are trained for psychological aspects of leadership of operations, as well as dealing with the media. This school is unique in Germany. Michigan State University, based in Michigan (USA), has a summer program in Mayen. Notable people Henry Alken (1753–1827), sculptor and painter Balthasar Krems (1760–1813), inventor of the sewing machine Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818–1888), social reformer and founder of the cooperative movement, was District Secretary in Mayen and church hosts the Evangelical Church of Mayen Jacques Loeb (1859–1924), physiologist and biologist Fritz Seitz (1905–1949), Catholic Priest in Diocese of Speyer, longtime prisoner in Dachau concentration camp Werner Lamberz (1929–1978), politician Mario Adorf (born 1930), actor and author Winfried Schäfer (born 1950), football player and coach Reinhard Saftig (born 1952), football player and trainer Stephan Ackermann (born 1963), bishop Dominik Meffert (born 1981), tennis player Marc Hennerici (born 1982), racing driver Jan Siewert (born 1982), football coach Tim Kruse (born 1983), football player Twin towns – sister cities Mayen is twinned with: Godalming, England, United Kingdom Joigny, France Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic References External links http://www.mayen.de http://www.deutsches-schieferbergwerk.de Mayen-Koblenz Districts of the Rhine Province