Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv

The Hessian Main State Archives building houses over 175 kilometers of documents and materials related to the history of the Hesse region.

The institution preserves records from the duchy of Nassau, landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, imperial city of Wetzlar, and Wiesbaden administrative district since 1945.

The archives maintain a specialized library with 100,000 volumes focusing on German territorial history, Hessian and Nassau history, Jewish history, and Nazi period documentation.

Researchers can access more than 26 million digital documents through the Arcinsys database system for comprehensive historical research and documentation purposes.

The facility manages historical records for Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, and six additional districts, including Hochtaunuskreis, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, and Main-Kinzig-Kreis.

Location: Wiesbaden

Part of: State Archives of Hesse

Address: Mosbacher Str. 55, 65187 Wiesbaden

Website: https://landesarchiv.hessen.de

GPS coordinates: 50.06341,8.23923

Latest update: March 3, 2025 05:05