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Hesse [a] or Hessen, sometimes known as Hessia in English [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 ...
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After World War II, the state of Hesse was established (see Greater Hesse), and Wiesbaden became its capital, though nearby Frankfurt am Main is much larger and works as Hesse's economic and financial centre. Wiesbaden however suffered much less than Frankfurt from air bombing.
Germany portal See also Category ... See also Category:Cities in Hesse for towns with more than 100.000 inhabitants. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
The following table lists the 59 cities in Hesse with a population of at least 20,000 on May 15, 2022, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. [2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital. The city rank by population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerated by the 2022 Germany census [2] The city name [2]
Marburg (alongside Kassel) was one of the capitals of Hessen from that time until about 1540. Following the first division of the landgraviate, it was the capital of Hessen-Marburg from 1485 to 1500 and again between 1567 and 1605. Hessen was one of the more powerful second-tier principalities in Germany.
Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1871 Hesse in 1900, divided between several states People's State of Hesse and Hesse-Nassau in 1930 Greater Hesse in Allied-occupied Germany, 1945–1946. This article is about the history of Hesse. Hesse is a state in Germany.