Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden
Flag of Wiesbaden
Coat of arms of Wiesbaden
Location of Wiesbaden within Hessen
Wiesbaden is located in Germany
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is located in Hesse
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Coordinates: 50°04′57″N 08°14′24″E / 50.08250°N 8.24000°E / 50.08250; 8.24000
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictUrban district
Subdivisions26 boroughs
Government
 • Lord mayor (2019–25) Gert-Uwe Mende[1] (SPD)
 • Governing partiesCDU / SPD
Area
 • Total203.9 km2 (78.7 sq mi)
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total283,083
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
65183–65207
55246 (Mainz-Kostheim)
55252 (Mainz-Kastel)
Dialling codes0611, 06122, 06127, 06134
Vehicle registrationWI
Websitewww.wiesbaden.de
Aerial view of Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden (German pronunciation: [ˈviːsˌbaːdn̩] (audio speaker iconlisten); Hessian: Wisbade, Latin: Aquae Mattiacae) is a German city near Frankfurt am Main. It is the capital of the federal state of Hesse. Wiesbaden is on the right (north) bank of the Rhine (German: "Rhein"), near the city of Mainz (about 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Wiesbaden centre) the opposite side of the river, and a short distance, about 30 km (18.6 mi), from Frankfurt am Main, to the east. About 274,000 people live in the city (2005).

Wiesbaden has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

Wiesbaden is the capital of the state Hesse, which is located in middle of Germany.

  1. Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden Archived 2021-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 7 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.

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