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Hesse [a] or Hessen [b] (German: Hessen ⓘ), officially the State of Hesse (German: Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel. With an area of 21,114.73 square ...
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English: Map of Hesse with borders of the numbered districts. 1 Bergstraße 2 Darmstadt-Dieburg 3 Groß-Gerau 4 Hochtaunuskreis 5 Main-Kinzig-Kreis 6 Main-Taunus-Kreis
The town became part of Hesse-Marburg in 1567, passing to Hesse-Darmstadt in 1604. The University of Giessen was founded in 1607. Giessen was included within the Grand Duchy of Hesse created in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. After the First World War, it was part of the People's State of Hesse.
Oberursel (Taunus) (German: [oː.bɐ.ˈʊʁ.zl̩] ⓘ) is a town in Germany and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. It is located to the north west of Frankfurt, in the Hochtaunuskreis county. It is the 13th largest town in Hesse. In 2012, the town hosted the 51st Hessentag state festival.
North Hesse (German: Nordhessen) describes the northern part and historical heart of the German federated state of Hesse. The region is – unlike the name Lower Hesse – not a historical territory and also has no established, standard and official administrative function.