Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden is the capital of Hesse, Germany, situated on the Rhine’s eastern bank. Its thermal springs shaped its long history as a spa city.

Kurhaus Wiesbaden: A neoclassical event and convention building opened in Wiesbaden in 1907. Its grand halls became the city’s signature setting for spa visitors and public events.
Aquae Mattiacorum: The Roman settlement at modern Wiesbaden, named for the nearby Mattiaci people. Its baths established the city’s association with hot springs in antiquity.
Thermal spring: A natural spring that discharges groundwater warmer than the surrounding environment. Wiesbaden’s hot springs supplied the water around which its bathing culture developed.
Mainz: A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine opposite Wiesbaden. The two neighboring state capitals share a metropolitan area while belonging to different states.
Baden-Baden: A German spa city in Baden-Württemberg known for thermal baths and nineteenth-century resort architecture. It offers a close comparison with Wiesbaden’s distinct, Rhine-Main setting and Nassau history.
Nerobergbahn: A water-ballast funicular railway connecting Wiesbaden with the hilltop Neroberg. This 1888 railway carries visitors from the city to a prominent lookout and recreation area.
Mattiaci: An ancient Germanic people who lived near the Taunus region under Roman rule. Their name appears in the Roman name for Wiesbaden and its surrounding territory.
Kaiser-Friedrich-Therme: A public bathhouse in Wiesbaden opened in 1913 and supplied by local thermal water. It continues the city’s historic use of spring water for bathing and recreation.
Frankfurt am Main: A major German financial and transport center on the River Main. Frankfurt anchors the wider urban region in which Wiesbaden is a prominent western city.
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe: A spa town in Hesse known for its thermal springs and historic casino. Its nearby spa tradition developed alongside, but separately from, Wiesbaden’s.

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