page_title: Wiesbaden
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Wiesbaden / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Stone wall - the most ancient construction of Wiesbaden Deutsch: Heidenmauer in Wiesbaden. Altestes Bauwerk Wiesbadens Русский: Каменная стена - древнейшее сооружение Висбадена
context_page_description: Wiesbaden is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. As of June 2020, it had 290,955 inhabitants, plus approximately 19,000 United States citizens. The Wiesbaden urban area is home to approx. 560,000 people.
  The city, together with nearby Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt, and Mainz, is part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region, a metropolitan area with a combined population of about 5.8 million people.
  Wiesbaden is one of the oldest spa towns in Europe. Its name translates to "meadow baths", a reference to its famed hot springs. It is also internationally famous for its architecture and climate—it is also called the "Nice of the North" in reference to the city in France. At one time, Wiesbaden boasted 26 hot springs. As of 2008, fourteen of the springs are still flowing.
  In 1970, the town hosted the tenth Hessentag Landesfest.
  The city is considered the tenth richest in Germany boasting 110.3% of the national average gross domestic product in 2017. The average annual buying power per citizen is €24,783.
caption: The Heidenmauer ("Heathen Wall") of Aquae Mattiacorum[8]
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