In the 1170s, the region that included Wiesbaden came under the control of the House of Nassau and remained there (in various configurations) until after the disolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1805. Today, Wiesbaden is a major metropolitan area in the German State of Hessen.
Names
Wiesbaden (Stadt), Hessen
Ariel view of Wiesbaden (2008).
Source: Wolfgang Pehlemann.