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Wiesbaden
Luisenplatz in Wiesbaden with the Bonifatiuskirche in the background
Luisenplatz in Wiesbaden with the Bonifatiuskirche in the background
Coat of arms of Wiesbaden
Coordinates 50°5′0″N 8°15′0″E / 50.083333°N 8.25°E / 50.083333; 8.25
Administration
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Urban district
Town subdivisions 26 districts
Lord Mayor Sven Gerich (SPD)
Governing parties CDU / FDP / Greens
Basic statistics
Area 204.1 km2 (78.8 sq mi)
Elevation 115 m  (377 ft)
Population 300,427  (30 July 2007)
 - Density 1,472 /km2 (3,812 /sq mi)
Founded 6
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WI
Postal codes 65001 - 65207, 55240 - 55252
Area codes 0611, 06122, 06127, 06134
Website wiesbaden.de
Location of the town of Wiesbaden within Hesse
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Wiesbaden is a German city near Frankfurt am Main. It is the capital of the federal state of Hesse. Wiesbaden is situated 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. Wiesbaden has about 274,000 inhabitants (2005).

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

Flag of Hesse    Urban and rural districts in the state of Hesse in Germany    Flag of Germany
Urban districts in Darmstadt Regierungsbezirk
Darmstadt · Frankfurt · Offenbach · Wiesbaden
Rural districts in Darmstadt Regierungsbezirk
Towns with special status in Gießen Regierungsbezirk
Rural districts in Gießen Regierungsbezirk
Urban districts in Regierungsbezirk Kassel
Towns with special status in Regierungsbezirk Kassel
Rural districts in Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Images for kids

  • Wiesbaden Luftbild Rathaus Landtag Marktkirche Wilhelmstraße Kurhaus Neroberg Opelbad Griechische Kapelle

    Aerial view of Wiesbaden

  • Sattelite Wiesbaden Mainz

    Satellite view of Wiesbaden (north of Rhine river) and Mainz

  • Heidenmauer in Wiesbaden

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  • Wiesbaden Innenstadt

    Marktkirche, designed by Carl Boos: Its neo-Gothic steeple dominates the Historical Pentagon.

  • Altes Rathaus - Wiesbaden, 1893

    New Town Hall, picture taken 1893

  • MK10960 Marktstraße 16 Altes Rathaus

    Old Town Hall

  • Kurhaus Wiesbaden blaue Stunde 290-L4

    Kurhaus with Fontain on the Bowling Green

  • Warmer Damm Pond and Fountain

    A pond and fountain in the Warmer Damm

  • Wiesbaden Karte Nordost

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Südost

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Auringen

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Bierstadt

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Delkenheim

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Erbenheim

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Heßloch

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Klarenthal

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Amöneburg

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Kostheim

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Naurod

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Rambach

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  • Wiesbaden Karte Sonnenberg

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  • Population Statistics Wiesbaden

    Population of Wiesbaden, 1521 to present

  • Roadmap Wiesbaden

    Map of Wiesbaden with Autobahns, federal roads and main streets.

  • BD-HauptbahnhofWiesbaden-20130507-IMG 1754

    Wiesbaden main station, built between 1904 and 1906.

  • Citaro G II ESWE

    A Bus at Schierstein harbor

  • AirportFrankfurt fromair 2010-09-19

    Aerial view of Frankfurt Airport

  • Wiesbaden Pedestrian

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  • Wiesbaden-biebrich-schloss

    Biebrich Palace

  • Hessischer Landtag Stadtschloss Wiesbaden

    City Palace

  • Wiesbaden Nerobergbahn 2010-05-01 17.08.21

    Nerobergbahn funicular

  • Russ Orth Kirche Wiesbaden 865-h

    St. Elizabeth's Church on the Neroberg

  • St. Bonifatius Church, Wiesbaden, Germany

    St. Bonifatius

  • Wiesbad1

    Marktkirche

  • Marktkirche seen from the Warmer Damm, Wiesbaden, Germany

    Warmer Damm park


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