States or Territories

Hesse

State

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Hesse." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hesse.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Hesse. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hesse

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-hesse,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Hesse},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hesse},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Hesse, officially the State of Hesse, is a landlocked state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt am Main, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Its December 2023 population was 6,420,729 across an area of 21,115.62 square kilometers.

Facts

Capital

Wiesbaden 1

Population

6,420,729 1

2023 figure from Hesse's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2023 1

Area (sq km)

21,115.62 1

Latitude

50.608028 degrees north 1

Longitude

9.028472 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Frankfurt

frankfurt is associated with hesse.

Source Frankfurt (Wikipedia)

Germany

Hesse is a state of Germany.

Source Hesse (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Europe

Hesse is on continent.

Source Hesse (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Hesse (Wikipedia)

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Hesse or Hessen, officially the State of Hesse, is a landlocked state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt am Main, which is also the country's principal financial centre.

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