City archive barrier-free
As the municipal archive of the state capital of Wiesbaden, the Wiesbaden City Archive strives to be open to all interested parties. This also includes giving everyone access to historical documents and historical education.
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The Wiesbaden City Archives offers a variety of services to assist you during your visit. Our goal is to make historical records accessible to everyone. That is why the "Arcinsys" research platform is accessible to all. When visiting the archives, a separate low-stimulus room is available where documents can be viewed by appointment. The City Archives also offers assistance to visually impaired visitors during their visit. An appointment is required.
Events organized by the City Archives as part of its biannual program and educational programs at memorial sites are free of charge and can be conducted upon request with audio descriptions, in simple language, and with sign language interpretation. Service dogs are permitted. Please feel free to contact us.
The City Archives is also physically accessible. The reading room, the event area, and an accessible restroom are located at ground level and can be reached without steps. Parking spaces for people with disabilities are available in front of the main entrance.
Assistance at the Wiesbaden City Archives:
- Our on-site team is available and happy to assist
- Parking spaces for people with disabilities are available in front of the main entrance
- Barrier-free access to the building is available
- Interior spaces are accessible without steps
- Accessible restroom available
If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Coordination Office for Cultural Education and Participation, located next to the City Archives, at kulturelle-teilhabewiesbadende or by phone at 0611 / 31 3771.
Directions to the city archive
Arriving by public transport from the city center (bus lines 4, 17, 23, 24, 27):
- Kleinfeldchen/Stadtarchiv stop
- Cross Dotzheimer Straße towards Aßmannshäuser Straße (roundabout)
- Follow Aßmannshäuser Straße for 5 minutes on foot towards Christa-Moering-Platz
- Cross Christa-Moering-Platz and turn right onto Liane-Synek-Straße
- Follow Liane-Synek-Straße for about two minutes in the direction of Im Rad
- Follow the building at Im Rad 42 and use the second entrance to the city archives
Arriving by public transport from the Künstlerviertel (bus line 18):
- Künstlerinnenviertel/Stadtarchiv stop
- After a few meters, turn left onto Carla-Henius-Straße
- Follow Carla-Henius-Straße for about four minutes in the direction of Christa-Moering-Platz
- At Christa-Moering-Platz, turn left onto Liane-Synek-Straße.
- Follow Liane-Synek-Straße for about two minutes in the direction of Im Rad Follow
the building at Im Rad 42 and use the second entrance to the city archives
Contact us
City archive
Address
65197 Wiesbaden
Postal address
65029 Wiesbaden
Arrival
Notes on public transport
Public transportation: Bus stop Kleinfeldchen/Stadtarchiv, bus lines 4, 17, 23, 24 and 27 and bus stop Künstlerviertel/Stadtarchiv, bus line 18.
Telephone
- +49 611 313022
- +49 611 313977
Opening hours
Opening hours of the reading room:
- Monday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Tuesday: 9 am to 4 pm
- Wednesday: 9 am to 6 pm
- Thursday: 12 to 16 o'clock
- Friday: closed