Land Hessen (Hessen), Hesse
Land Hessen: federal state in the center of Germany
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State Snapshot
Hessen at a glance
Hessen currently has 230 quality-checked populated place pages and 3 county pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
230
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County pages
3
Open related pagesLargest city
Frankfurt am MainPopulation 753,056
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Quick Facts about Hessen
| Population | 6,265,809 |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse (Germany) |
| Area | 21100 km2 |
| Official name | Hessen |
| Latitude & Longitude | 50.5500,9.0000 |
| Legislative body | Landtag of Hesse |
| Named for | Chatti |
| Altitude | 866 feet / 264 meters |
| Capital | Wiesbaden |
| Establishment | September 19, 1945 (80 years ago) |
| Time Zone | UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00 |
| Local time | 13:57:31 (18th April 2026) |
Geography
Hessen is located at 50°33'0"N 9°0'0"E (50.5500000, 9.0000000). It has 6 neighbors: Freistaat Thuringen, Rheinland Pfalz, Freistaat Bayern, Land Baden Wuerttemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia and World.
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The largest city of Hessen is Frankfurt am Main with a population of 753,056. Other cities include, Kassel population 201,585, Darmstadt population 159,207, Offenbach population 128,744 and Hanau am Main population 96,023. See all Hessen cities & populated places.
Official website of Hessen
Official Website- Emilia-Romagna
- Wisconsin
- Giessen Government Region
- Darmstadt Government Region
- Kassel Government Region
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5,507,777 | - | 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z |
| 2004 | 6,097,765 | 9.68% | 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z |
| 2008 | 6,064,953 | -0.54% | 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z |
| 2010 | 6,037,046 | -0.46% | 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z |
| 2011 | 5,971,816 | -1.09% | 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z |
| 2013 | 6,045,425 | 1.22% | 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z |
| 2018 | 6,265,809 | 3.52% | 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z |