Hesse

Hesse is also the name of the German writer Hermann Hesse, as well as the German mathematician Otto Hesse. See also Hesse (disambiguation)

Geography

Situated in western-central Germany, Hessen borders on (from the north-west and clockwise) the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. Its principal cities include Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Kassel, Gießen, Marburg, Wetzlar, Offenbach and Fulda.

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North Rhine-Westphalia - Lower Saxony - Thuringia - Bavaria - Baden-Württemberg - Rhineland-Palatinate - Frankfurt am Main - Wiesbaden - Darmstadt - Kassel - Gießen - Marburg - Wetzlar - Offenbach - Fulda

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The main rivers in the northern part of Hessen are Fulda and Lahn. It is a hilly countryside, the main mountain chains being the Rhön, the Westerwald, the Taunus and the Spessart.

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Fulda - Lahn - Rhön - Westerwald - Taunus - Spessart

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Most inhabitants live in the southernmost part of Hesse between the rivers Main and Rhine. The latter one borders Hessen on the southwest without running through the state. The mountain chain between Main and Rhine is called the Odenwald.

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Main - Rhine - Odenwald

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See also List of places in Hessen.

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Hessen is divided into 21 districts and five independent cities:

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• Bergstraße (Heppenheim, Bensheim)
• Darmstadt-Dieburg (Darmstadt, Dieburg)
• Fulda (Fulda)
• Gießen (Gießen)
• Groß-Gerau (Groß-Gerau, Rüsselsheim)
• Hersfeld-Rotenburg (Bad Hersfeld)
• Hochtaunuskreis (Bad Homburg)
• Kassel (Kassel)
• Lahn-Dill (Wetzlar)
• Limburg-Weilburg (Limburg, Weilburg)
• Main-Kinzig (Hanau)
• Main-Taunus (Hofheim, Bad Soden)
• Marburg-Biedenkopf (Marburg)
• Odenwaldkreis (Erbach)
• Offenbach (Offenbach)
• Rheingau-Taunus (Idstein)
• Schwalm-Eder (Fritzlar, Borken)
• Vogelsbergkreis (Alsfeld, Lauterbach)
• Waldeck-Frankenberg (Korbach)
• Werra-Meißner (Eschwege, Witzenhausen)
• Wetteraukreis (Friedberg, Bad Nauheim)
• D Darmstadt
• F Frankfurt (Main)
• K Kassel
• O Offenbach
• W Wiesbaden

The 21 districts are grouped in three administrative regions (Regierungsbezirke): Kassel, Gießen and Darmstadt.

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Regierungsbezirke - Kassel - Gießen - Darmstadt

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