▁planned . ▁ ▁Park s ▁and ▁other ▁green ▁spaces ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁park ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁Mar ib or ▁City ▁Park , ▁with ▁the ▁City ▁Aqu arium ▁and ▁Terr arium , ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁prom en ade ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁Three ▁P onds ▁( ), ▁containing ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁local ▁and ▁foreign ▁species ▁of ▁decid uous ▁and ▁con ifer ous ▁trees . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁and ▁religion ▁ ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁ ▁Mar ib or , ▁previously ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Gra z - Se ck au , ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Lav ant ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁its ▁Prince - B ishop . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁( after ▁a ▁river ▁in ▁Car inth ia ) ▁was ▁later ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Mar ib or ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁an ▁arch di oc ese ▁by ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁on ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Jewish ▁community ▁ ▁Jewish ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁Mar ib or ▁were ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 2 7 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁suggested ▁that ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁there ▁was ▁already ▁a ▁Jewish ▁quarter ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁Jewish ▁gh etto ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁it ▁compr ised , ▁at ▁its ▁peak , ▁several ▁main ▁streets ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁including