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Wiesbaden | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Wiesbaden within Hessen  | |
  Wiesbaden  Wiesbaden | |
| Coordinates: 50°04′57″N 08°14′24″E / 50.08250°N 8.24000°ECoordinates: 50°04′57″N 08°14′24″E / 50.08250°N 8.24000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Urban district |
| Subdivisions | 26 boroughs |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2019–25) | Gert-Uwe Mende[1] (SPD) |
| • Governing parties | CDU / SPD |
| Area | |
| • Total | 203.9 km2 (78.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 278,609 |
| • 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 |
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.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
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