Official Name: Hessen
Capital City: Wiesbaden (population: 273,000)
Other Cities: largest city: Frankfurt (pop. 688,000), Darmstadt, Fulda, Gießen, Hanau, Kassel, Limburg, Marburg, Offenbach, and Wetzlar.
Location: Central Germany north of Baden-Württemberg
Area: 21,114 km²
The biggest cities of Hessen include Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Offenbach and Hanau.
The most largest rivers in Hesse are the Fulda and Eder rivers in the north, the Lahn in the central part of Hessen, and the Main and Rhine in the south.
Hessen has large metropolitan areas and beautiful nature-y countrysides in between. The countrysides are hilly and there include a few big mountain ranges, including the Rhön and the Westerwald.
A majority of the population of Hessen is in the southern part of Hessen in the Rhine Main Area. The Rhine borders Hessen on the southwest.
Hessen is known as the "greenest" state in Germany. Forest covers 42% of the state.
Hessen's highest mountain 'Wasserkuppe' 950m (3100 ft) is in the Rhon.
Capital City: Wiesbaden (population: 273,000)
Other Cities: largest city: Frankfurt (pop. 688,000), Darmstadt, Fulda, Gießen, Hanau, Kassel, Limburg, Marburg, Offenbach, and Wetzlar.
Location: Central Germany north of Baden-Württemberg
Area: 21,114 km²
The biggest cities of Hessen include Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Offenbach and Hanau.
The most largest rivers in Hesse are the Fulda and Eder rivers in the north, the Lahn in the central part of Hessen, and the Main and Rhine in the south.
Hessen has large metropolitan areas and beautiful nature-y countrysides in between. The countrysides are hilly and there include a few big mountain ranges, including the Rhön and the Westerwald.
A majority of the population of Hessen is in the southern part of Hessen in the Rhine Main Area. The Rhine borders Hessen on the southwest.
Hessen is known as the "greenest" state in Germany. Forest covers 42% of the state.
Hessen's highest mountain 'Wasserkuppe' 950m (3100 ft) is in the Rhon.
One of the cars from 'Google Street View' driving through Hessen.