Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden
City
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Wiesbaden within Hessen
Wiesbaden Wiesbaden
Coordinates: 50°04′57″N 08°14′24″E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Urban district
Subdivisions	26 boroughs
Government
• Lord mayor (2019–25)	Gert-Uwe Mende (SPD)
• Governing parties	CDU / SPD
Area
• Total	203.9 km2 (78.7 sq mi)
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)
• Total	278,950
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	65183–65207 55246 (Mainz-Kostheim) 55252 (Mainz-Kastel)
Dialling codes	0611, 06122, 06127, 06134
Vehicle registration	WI
Website	www.wiesbaden.de

Aerial view of Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden (German pronunciation: [ˈviːsˌbaːdn̩] (listen); 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.