Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden is a city in central Germany. It is the capital of the Bundesland of Hesse. Wiesbaden is situated on the right (north) bank of the Rhine (German: "Rhein"), near the city of Mainz (spelled "Mayence" in older English documents, but generally spelled "Mainz" in English today) on the opposite side of the river, and a short distance, about twenty miles (thirty kilometers), from Frankfurt am Main, to the east. Wiesbaden has about 270,000 inhabitants (2002).

Twinning

Wiesbaden is twinned with:

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• Fondettes, France
• Ghent, Belgium
• Kefar Sava, Israel
• Klagenfurt, Austria
• Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Montreux, Switzerland
• Ocotal, Nicaragua
• San Sebastian, Spain
• Tunbridge Wells, UK
• Wroc?aw, Poland