Wiesbaden
capital of the German state of Hesse
Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 4d ago
German wine harvest 2026 heads for lowest since 2010, with good quality expected
Destatis estimates Germany's 2026 wine must harvest at about 8.0 million hectolitres, while the German Wine Institute forecasts a crop about 20 percent below its ten-year average. Drought and heat left grapes small and concentrated, and winegrowers expect top quality.
- 4d ago
Galeria staff to receive insolvency pay after fourth insolvency in six years
Germany's Federal Employment Agency approved insolvency benefit on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, covering wages while formal insolvency proceedings for the department store chain are still pending.
- Oct 6
German industrial orders fall 10.6% in August as large transport contracts decline
German industrial orders fell 10.6% in August, reversing three months of expansion as large-scale contracts for aircraft, ships, and military vehicles dropped sharply.
- Oct 4
Boris Rhein urges CDU to allow AfD lawmakers to chair Bundestag committees
Hesse Minister President Boris Rhein has called on the CDU to support Alternative for Germany candidates for Bundestag committee chairs, while rejecting legal efforts to ban the party.
- Oct 2
Cyclist dies on A66 autobahn in Hesse after collision involving 14 vehicles
A 39-year-old woman was killed near Wallau while riding on the left lane of the A66 between Wiesbaden and Frankfurt, prompting an investigation into how she entered the motorway.
- Oct 1
Saxony-Anhalt records Germany's highest average age at 48.4 years
Demographic data from the Federal Statistical Office places Saxony-Anhalt at an average age of 48.4 years, leading all German states as eastern regions continue to age faster than the national average of 45.0 years.
- Oct 1
Hesse coordinates police, customs, and municipalities against organized welfare fraud
Hesse Interior Minister Roman Poseck announced a statewide data-sharing framework in Wiesbaden to target fraudulent benefit schemes following enforcement checks on 4,400 people.
- Sep 30
Berlin Left launches legal action against CDU interior ministers over clan claims
Die Linke in Berlin has served legal cease-and-desist warnings to state interior ministers Jan Redmann and Roman Poseck for accusing the party of ties to organized crime and antisemitism on official government social media channels.
- Sep 30
Elisabeth Kaiser calls for inheritance tax sharing to reduce German wealth gap
Federal Commissioner for Eastern Germany Elisabeth Kaiser proposed redistributing inheritance tax revenue and providing basic inheritances to 18-year-olds to address the economic divide between eastern and western states.
- Sep 22
Electric cars reach record 17.3% share of EU new car sales in 2025
Pure battery electric vehicles reached 1.89 million registrations across the European Union in 2025, with Denmark leading adoption at 67.8% while Germany supplied over a quarter of total EU volume.
- Sep 14
SV Wehen Wiesbaden dismisses head coach Daniel Scherning after winless five-match start
The 3. Liga club confirmed the departure of Scherning and assistant Andreas Zimmermann following a 0-1 home loss to Waldhof Mannheim that left the team bottom with two points.
- Sep 12
Hundreds protest in Wiesbaden and Eschwege to demand judicial review of right-wing parties
Demonstrators in Wiesbaden and Eschwege gathered on 12 September to call for Federal Constitutional Court reviews of extremist political parties, exceeding expected turnout figures in both Hessian cities.
- Sep 12
German corporate insolvencies reach 13-year high of 12,812 in first half of 2026
German district courts registered 12,812 corporate insolvencies in the first half of 2026, an increase of 6.7% from the previous year, even as new business formations reached new peaks.
- Sep 1
German inflation rises to 2.9% in August as energy prices and Rhine shipping issues lift costs
Germany's annual inflation rate rose to 2.9% in August 2026, driven by higher fuel prices, Middle East tensions, and low water levels on the Rhine.
- Aug 23
German health minister Carsten Linnemann rejects pension cuts for family caregivers
German Health Minister Carsten Linnemann has announced plans to stop proposed reductions to pension contributions for people providing home care, pushing back against a draft prepared by his predecessor.
- Aug 23
Driver severely injured after car hits garage complex near Wiesbaden
A 21-year-old driver was hospitalized with severe injuries shortly before midnight after crashing into a garage building between Auringen and Medenbach.
- Aug 23
Paternoster elevators face restricted access and maintenance hurdles across Hesse
A handful of continuously circulating paternoster elevators remain in operation across Hesse, though most are closed to the public and require complex upkeep.
- Aug 19
Hesse bans Frankfurt association Palästina e.V. and raids six properties
Hessian authorities banned the pro-Palestinian group Palästina e.V. for antisemitic propaganda and supporting Hamas, deploying 35 police officers to search residences and storage units in Frankfurt and Mannheim.
- Aug 14
Hessian cities count their pigeons: Frankfurt launches first survey in September
Frankfurt will conduct its first official pigeon count on September 12, 2026, joining other Hessian cities that already track their bird populations. Darmstadt counted about 1,000 pigeons last summer, while Wiesbaden recorded 4,099 in its city center.
- Aug 14
German corporate insolvencies fall in May for first time since February, year-to-date total still up 5%
German local courts registered 1,995 corporate insolvencies in May, down 2.0% year-over-year, the first monthly decline since February, while the January-to-May total rose to 10,546, up nearly 5% from a year earlier.
