Within community limits in 1970, 1,053 inhabitants were counted, in 1987 1,050, in 2000 1,152 and in 2018 1033.
Economy
Municipal tax revenue amounted in 1999 to €588,000 (converted), of which net business taxes accounted for €172,000.
According to official statistics, there were 129 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in producing businesses in 1998. In trade and transport this was 0. In other areas, 16 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 428 such workers worked from home. Four businesses were in processing. Three businesses were in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were five agricultural operations with a working area of 187 ha, of which 186 ha was meadowland.
Governance
Town council
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The council is made up of 13 council members, counting the part-time mayor.[3][4]
The mayor is Willi Fleckenstein (Dorfgemeinschaft).
Coat of arms
The community’s arms might be described thus: Gules in base a demi-wheel spoked of six argent, the rim to base, above which a stag’s attires Or reaching into chief, between them a scallop shell of the second, the hinge towards chief.
The community of Wiesen historically belonged to the Counts of Rieneck until they died out in 1559, whereupon it passed to the Archbishopric of Mainz, which built a hunting castle here in the Spessart. In the arms, the hart’s antlers and the half Wheel of Mainz recall the Electoral state to which the community belonged. The scallop is a symbol of Saint James. It refers to the parish church, which is consecrated to him. The tinctures gules and Or (red and gold) recall the Counts of Rieneck. They were closely associated with the community.
The community has borne the arms since 22 July 1985.
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