Hesse
Sign in to saveHesse 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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55 sectionsContents
- 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.