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Wiesbaden - Incorporations into Wiesbaden, Historical population, Mayors of Wiesbaden, Twinning, Coat-of-arms

50°05N 8°15E, pop (2000e) 267 000. Capital city of Hesse province, WC Germany; on the R Rhine, 32 km/20 mi W of Frankfurt am Main; railway; chemicals, cement, hydraulics, tools; popular health resort; a traditional wine centre, most of the large German Sekt (sparkling wine) cellars are in this area.

Coordinates: 50°5′N 8°15′E

Wiesbaden
Country Germany
State Hessen
Administrative region Darmstadt
District urban district
Population 274,318 source (2005)
Area 204.1 km²
Population density 1,345 /km²
Elevation 115 m
Coordinates 50°5′ N 8°15′ E
Postal code 65001-65207,
55240-55252
Area code 0611, 06122, 06127,
06134
Licence plate code WI
Mayor Hildebrand Diehl (CDU)
Website wiesbaden.de

Wiesbaden is a city in central Germany.

Incorporations into Wiesbaden

Year Place
October 10, 1926 Biebrich (Stadt)
October 10, 1926 Schierstein
October 10, 1926 Sonnenberg
April 10, 1928 Bierstadt
April 10, 1928 Dotzheim
April 10, 1928 Erbenheim
April 10, 1928 Frauenstein
April 10, 1928 Heßloch
April 10, 1928 Igstadt
April 10, 1928 Kloppenheim
April 10, 1928 Rambach
Georgenborn (1939)
August 10, 1945 Mainz-Amöneburg ¹
August 10, 1945 Mainz-Kastel ¹
August 10, 1945 Mainz-Kostheim ¹
January 1, 1977 Auringen
January 1, 1977 Breckenheim
January 1, 1977 Delkenheim
January 1, 1977 Medenbach
January 1, 1977 Naurod
January 1, 1977 Nordenstadt

Historical population

Year Population
1521 192 (village)
1629 915
1699 730
1722 1,329
1800 2,239
1840 11,648
1870 33,339
1900 86,086
1910 109,002
June 16, 1925 102,737
June 16, 1933 159,755
May 17, 1939 ¹ 191,955
September 13, 1950 ¹ 220,741
June 6, 1961 ¹ 253,300
May 27, 1970 ¹ 250,122
June 30, 1975 251,400
June 30, 1980 273,700
June 30, 1985 267,000
May 27, 1987 ¹ 251,871
June 30, 1997 267,700
January 1, 2002 271,076

Mayors of Wiesbaden

1849-1868: Heinrich Fischer 1868-1882: Wilhelm Lanz 1882-1883: Christian Schlichter 1883-1913: Carl Bernhard von Ibell 1913-1919: Karl Glässing 1919-1929: Fritz Travers 1946-1953: Hans Heinrich Redlhammer 1951-1954: Georg Kluge 1954-1960: Dr. Erich Mix 1960-1968: Georg Buch 1968-1980: Rudi Schmitt 1980-1982: Georg-Berndt Oschatz 1982-1985: Hans-Joachim Jentsch 1985-1997: Achim Exner 1997-today: Hildebrand Diehl

Twinning

Wiesbaden is twinned with:

Fondettes, France Ghent, Belgium Kefar Sava, Israel Klagenfurt, Austria Ljubljana, Slovenia Montreux, Switzerland Ocotal, Nicaragua San Sebastián, Spain Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom Wrocław, Poland

Coat-of-arms

Wiesbaden's coat-of-arms features fleurs-de-lys, stylized representations of the city's heraldic symbol, the lily.

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