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Also known as Hassia, Hassen, Hessen, Greater-Hessen, State of Hessen, Land Hessen

Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt am Main, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel. With an area of 21,114.73 square kilometers and a population of over six million, it ranks seventh and fifth, respectively, among the sixteen German states. Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany's second-largest metropolitan area (after Rhine-Ruhr), is mainly located in Hesse.

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Hesse is a state in central Germany with its capital in Wiesbaden and its largest city in Frankfurt am Main, which serves as Germany's principal financial center. With over six million residents and an area of about 21,115 square kilometers, it is one of Germany's most populous and economically significant states, home to the country's second-largest metropolitan region.

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Official website

Startseite | HESSEN Landesregierung

Hier gibt es Neues und Wissenswertes aus Hessen. Informieren Sie sich über Projekte, Veranstaltungen und aktuelle Meldungen der Landesregierung.

hessen.de

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Hessen
Demonym
assiani
Population
6207278
Area
21100.0
Elevation
264
Image
Stadtschloss der Herzöge von Nassau, Wiesbaden.jpg
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contact page URL
hessen.de/kontakt
privacy policy URL
hessen.de/datenschutz
Commons category
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inception
1946-12-01
native label
Hessen
P6482
Hesse
impressum URL
hessen.de/impressum
Mastodon instance URL
social.hessen.de
social media followers
526
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number of viewers/listeners
428603
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55 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Early history
  • Holy Roman Empire
  • Modern history
  • French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars
  • German Empire
  • Weimar and Nazi periods
  • Post-World War II
  • Geography
  • Administration
  • Districts
  • Rhenish Hesse
  • State symbols and politics
  • Head of state
  • 2023 election
  • 2018 election
  • Foreign affairs
  • Flag and anthem
  • Demographics
  • Vital statistics
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Education and research
  • Higher education
  • Research
  • Physics and astronomy
  • Health and medicine
  • Informatics and software
  • Others
  • Culture
  • Architecture, art, literature and music
  • UNESCO World Heritage Sites
  • Sports
  • TV and radio stations
  • Economy
  • Financial
  • Chemical and pharma
  • Metallurgy and nuclear
  • Engineering
  • Aerospace
  • Optics and electronics
  • IT and telecom
  • Food and beverage
  • Defunct industries
  • Typical Hesse's products
  • Unemployment
  • Traffic and public transportation
  • Road transport
  • Railway transport
  • Air transport
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt am Main, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel. With an area of 21,114.73 square kilometers and a population of over six million, it ranks seventh and fifth, respectively, among the sixteen German states. Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany's second-largest metropolitan area (after Rhine-Ruhr), is mainly located in Hesse.

As a cultural region, Hesse also includes the area known as Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen) in the neighboring state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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