Hesse

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Hesse
Hessen

Map
Hesse in Germany
Flag and Arms
Flag	Coat of arms
Basic facts
capital:	Wiesbaden
area:	21,100 km² (8,147 sq mi)
population:	6077000
Pop density:	288 per km²
Politics
Ruling party:	CDU
Minister President:	Roland Koch
Website
http://hessen.de

Hesse (German: Hessen) is a state of Germany. It was formed in 1945 as Greater Hesse, and became Hesse in 1946

The capital is Wiesbaden. The main rivers in the northern part of Hesse are Werra, Fulda and Lahn. It is a hilly countryside, the main mountainchains being the Rhön, the Westerwald, the Odenwald, the Taunus and the Spessart. Most inhabitants live in the southernmost part of Hesse between the rivers Main and Rhine.

Hesse is divided into 21 districts. There are also five cities, which belong to no district.

Contents 1 Independent cities 2 Cities 3 Districts 4 Other websites

Independent cities

• Darmstadt
• Frankfurt (Main)
• Kassel
• Offenbach
• Wiesbaden

Cities

• Hanau
• Marburg
• Fulda
• Giessen
• Wetzlar
• Bad Homburg

Districts

The cities and counties of Hesse are grouped into three Regierungsbezirk. Car registration is handled by the districts. The two or three letters of the car registration plate are in italics

Darmstadt	Gießen	Kassel
Bergstraße (HP) Darmstadt-Dieburg (DA) Groß-Gerau (GG) Hochtaunuskreis (HG) Main-Kinzig-Kreis (MKK) was]] (HU) Main-Taunus-Kreis (MTK) Odenwaldkreis (ERB) Offenbach (OF) Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (RÜD) Wetteraukreis (FB)	Gießen (GI) Lahn-Dill-Kreis (LDK) Limburg-Weilburg (LM) Marburg-Biedenkopf (MR) Vogelsbergkreis (VB)	Fulda (FD) Hersfeld-Rotenburg (HEF) Kassel (KS) Schwalm-Eder-Kreis (HR) Werra-Meißner-Kreis (ESW) Waldeck-Frankenberg (KB)

Other websites

• Official government portal
• Portal about east part of Hesse
• 360 Degree virtual trip through the Rhön - part of eastern Hesse

v • d • e States of Germany
States	Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony ·Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia
City States	Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg
Former states	Baden · Württemberg-Baden · Württemberg-Hohenzollern

v • d • e    Urban and rural districts in the state of Hesse in Germany
Urban districts in Darmstadt Regierungsbezirk	Darmstadt · Frankfurt · Offenbach · Wiesbaden
Rural districts in Darmstadt Regierungsbezirk	Bergstraße · Darmstadt-Dieburg · Groß-Gerau · Hochtaunuskreis · Main-Kinzig-Kreis · Main-Taunus-Kreis· Odenwaldkreis · Offenbach · Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis · Wetteraukreis
Towns with special status in Gießen Regierungsbezirk	Gießen · Marburg · Wetzlar
Rural districts in Geißen Regierungsbezirk	Gießen · Lahn-Dill-Kreis · Limburg-Weilburg · Marburg-Biedenkopf · Vogelsbergkreis
Urban districts in Regierungsbezirk Kassel	Kassel
Towns with special status in Regierungsbezirk Kassel	Fulda
Rural districts in Regierungsbezirk Kassel	Fulda · Hersfeld-Rotenburg · Kassel · Schwalm-Eder-Kreis · Waldeck-Frankenberg · Werra-Meißner-Kreis