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Hesse

Local name: Hessen

Located in Germany Coordinates: 50°33′00″ N 9°00′00″ E

Hesse
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Map showing the location of Hesse Hesse
Location in Germany
Population
6,243,262
6.2M
Elevation
264 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
913
listed under Hesse

About Hesse

Hesse is a region. Location: Germany. Population: 6,243,262.

From Wikipedia

Hesse or Hessen (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛsn̩]), officially the State of Hesse (German: Land Hessen), is a landlocked 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.

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At a glance

Built
1946
Area
21,100 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

  • 54 sights and natural places within 10 km Ramsberg, Gaulskopf
  • Listed here: River: 423, Natural site: 365, Mountain: 86, Lake: 20

Places in Hesse

913 places

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Hesse

Sources & licences

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