City
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Wiesbaden within Hessen
Coordinates: 50°04′57″N 08°14′24″E / 50.08250°N 8.24000°E / 50.08250; 8.24000Coordinates: 50°04′57″N 08°14′24″E / 50.08250°N 8.24000°E / 50.08250; 8.24000
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  (2016-12-31)
• Total	277,619
• Density	1,361.5/km2 (3,526.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	65183–65207 55246 (Mainz-Kostheim) 55252 (Mainz-Kastel)
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).