Hesse
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Hesse in Germany | |
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capital: | Wiesbaden |
area: | 21,100 km² (8,147 sq mi) |
population: | 6077000 |
Pop density: | 288 per km² |
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Ruling party: | CDU |
Minister President: | Roland Koch |
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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.
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[change] Independent cities
- Darmstadt
- Frankfurt (Main)
- Kassel
- Offenbach
- Wiesbaden
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[change] 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
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[change] Other websites
- Official government portal
- Portal about east part of Hesse
- 360 Degree virtual trip through the Rhön - part of eastern Hesse
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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 |
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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 Gießen 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 |