Hesse

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Hesse is also the name of a German writer, see Hermann Hesse
Hesse in Germany
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Hesse in Germany
Coat of arms of Hesse
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Coat of arms of Hesse
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Hesse (German: Hessen) is a German Bundesland.

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 mountain chains being the Rhön, the Westerwald, 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 in addition five independent cities, which belong to no district.

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[edit] Independent cities

[edit] Cities(50.000 - 100.000 Hab.)

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(The short form of the name in brackets )

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Darmstadt


Gießen


Kassel

  1. Bergstraße (HP)
  2. Darmstadt-Dieburg (DA)
  3. Groß-Gerau (GG)
  4. Hochtaunuskreis (HG)
  5. Main-Kinzig-Kreis (MKK) (HU)
  6. Main-Taunus-Kreis (MTK)
  7. Odenwaldkreis (ERB)
  8. Offenbach (OF)
  9. Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (RÜD)
  10. Wetteraukreis (FB)

  1. Gießen (GI)
  2. Lahn-Dill-Kreis (LDK)
  3. Limburg-Weilburg (LM)
  4. Marburg-Biedenkopf (MR)
  5. Vogelsbergkreis (VB)
  1. Fulda (FD)
  2. Hersfeld-Rotenburg (HEF)
  3. Kassel (KS)
  4. Schwalm-Eder-Kreis (HR)
  5. Werra-Meißner-Kreis (ESW)
  6. Waldeck-Frankenberg (KB)

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