Congress & Conference Destination Wiesbaden
Facts and figures
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Touristic Facts
- Approx. 299,932 residents
- 8,346 beds (3,129 in hotels, 3,410 in bed-and-breakfasts, 1,807 in other accommodations) – as of the end of 2024
- 73 accommodation providers (17 hotels, 33 bed-and-breakfasts, 23 others) – as of the end of 2024
Economic facts
- A diverse mix of industries with a strong focus on the service sector, particularly finance and insurance, IT, manufacturing, and industry, as well as a dynamic startup and creative scene
- From historic venues to state-of-the-art convention and conference centers—all within walking distance in the city center
- Home to federal and state authorities as well as numerous international companies
- Cobus Industries GmbH has been the global market leader in airport buses since 1990
- The Kalle Group is a long-established international company and a global leader in the production of industrial sausage casings
- The energy drink acáo was invented by students in Wiesbaden
- X-ray technology from Smiths Heimann is used in 85% of airports worldwide
- Founder Summit, Germany’s largest event for founders and entrepreneurs, brings together over 5,000 participants at the RMCC
- Around 400 companies, particularly SMEs, make up Wiesbaden’s consulting sector
- Approximately 5,600 people are employed by around 80 companies in the Kalle-Albert Industrial Park
- More than 100 millionaires live in Wiesbaden
Geographical facts
- Wiesbaden's city boundary is 80 km long, including 9 km that borders Mainz
- The city covers an area of 20,400 hectares
- Approximately 5,400 hectares of forest and nearly 1,000 hectares of green spaces
- Average annual temperature of 11.6°C, ranking among the warmest cities in Germany
- Wiesbaden is situated along 10.3 km of the Rhine River and 2.9 km of the Main River