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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 ...
Nassau (/ ˈ n æ s ɔː / NASS-aw, also UK: / ˈ n æ s aʊ / NASS-ow, US: / ˈ n ɑː s aʊ / NAHSS-ow, German: ⓘ) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in today's Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse in western Germany. Named for the town of Nassau, it includes the territory of the Duchy of Nassau, a former sovereign country which ...
The Alexander Archipelago (Russian: Архипелаг Александра) is a 300-mile (480 km) long archipelago (group of islands) in North America lying off the southeastern coast of Alaska. It contains about 1,100 islands, the tops of submerged coastal mountains that rise steeply from the Pacific Ocean .
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Locator map of Hesse in Germany. Items portrayed in this file depicts. physical location. Hesse. Germany. locator map. creator. some value. URL: https ...
The flag of Hesse-Nassau is identical to that of the Netherlands. The Dutch royal house originates from the Duchy of Nassau. The coat of arms is split into three parts, each part showing the coats of arms for the three entities that formed Hesse-Nassau: a crowned, silver/red-striped lion on a blue background (Electorate of Hesse)
For regional administrative purposes five states, namely Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony, consist of a total of 22 Government Districts (Regierungsbezirke). As of July 2021 Germany is divided into 400 districts (Kreise) on municipal level, these consist of 294 rural districts and 106 urban districts. [33] [34]
Map showing position in relation to Mainz and Wiesbaden. The Mainspitze triangle is hatched in cyan. Ginsheim-Gustavsburg lies south of the Main and north of the Rhine in the so-called Mainspitze triangle, a narrow piece of land between the Main and Rhine where the former empties into the latter. Across the Rhine from the community lies Mainz.