Hesse

For the German writer, see Hermann Hesse.

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

Hesse Hessen
State of Germany
Flag Coat of arms
Hesse in Germany
Country	Germany
Capital	Wiesbaden
Government
• Minister President	Boris Rhein (CDU)
• Governing parties	CDU / Greens
Area
• Total	21,100 km2 (8,100 sq mi)
Population
• Total	6,077,000
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	hessen.de

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.

Municipalities

Independent cities

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

Cities

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

Districts

The cities and counties of Hesse are grouped into three Regierungsbezirk. automobile registration is handled by the districts. The two or three letters of the automobile 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 Archived 2015-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
• 360 Degree virtual trip through the Rhön - part of eastern Hesse Archived 2006-04-26 at the Wayback Machine