SPOT HOT – Wiesbaden's hottest mile

WDC Werkraum – former Sportscheck – Fourth location

wOw – Yvonne Kirchdorfer
Wielandstraße 15
65187 Wiesbaden
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Wiesbaden's hot springs are a natural wonder – but they are increasingly disappearing from the cityscape. 

Wiesbaden has more thermal springs than any other UNESCO World Heritage city in Europe. For around 25,000 years, they were the energy source and lifeblood of the city. Eighty years ago, most of these "hot spots" were sealed off – and today they have almost disappeared from urban memory.  

SPOT HOT is an invitation to rediscover the hot springs as part of Wiesbaden's DNA on an inspiring walk. Initially, nine "hot spots" in Wiesbaden's historic pentagon are to be revived and revitalized from 2026 onwards – as a growing gallery of the elemental, gradually bringing Wiesbaden's hidden treasure from a depth of 2,000 meters back to the surface and transforming it into hybrid water experiences. 

• Making Wiesbaden's DNA visible again
• More democratic, low-threshold, barrier-free access
• Bringing people in the city to new places 
• Promoting knowledge, social interaction, and networking 
• Learning how water can once again be used as a (geothermal) resource, a healing elixir of life, and a source of sustainability

August 1 to 31, 2026

An overview of Wiesbaden's "hottest mile" can be seen in the shop window display at Schwalbacher Str. 25/27, which has been in place since November. It offers "hot facts" about Wiesbaden and a map of the 26 thermal springs (implementation: City Management, design: Kraft & Adel, concept/text: Y. Kirchdorfer).

• August 1 to August 31, 2026

• August 15 and 29: City tour on the topic at 9 hot spots

• If necessary, SPOT-HOT tour with information posters on 9 "hot spots" in Wiesbaden in the WDC workshop and interviews with experts/contemporary witnesses on site.

• Public space
• Culture + Media
• Education