Hesse (deu)

Hesse

Hesse ranks 10,869th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yugoslavia, Loire (department), and University of California, Los Angeles. Memorable people born in Hesse include Valerius Cordus. Memorable people who died in Hesse include Werner Schroeter, Adelaide of Hesse, and Hermann Nuber. Hesse has been the birth place of many biologists and the death place of many film directors, and politicians. Hesse is located in Germany.

Hesse or Hessen, sometimes known as Hessia in English, officially the State of Hesse, 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 kilometers and a population of over six million, it ranks seventh and fifth, respectively, among the sixteen German states. Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany's second-largest metropolitan area, is mainly located in Hesse. Read more on Wikipedia