History
On the track of history

The site where the springs were found became the Roman fort "Aquae Mattiacorum." After the Roman defeat by the Teutons in 407 A.D., the "Wisibada" of the Germanic tribes became popular as a trading post along the Rhine.


Wiesbaden emerged from both world wars almost unscathed. The magnificent buildings have been preserved for the most part and bear witness to a famous and brilliant past. The city has been the state capital of Hesse since 1946; it is a city with an individual character and profile and has an attractive historic Old Town.