The geographical name represents a short equivalent of the older compound name Hessenland ("land of the Hessians"). The German name Hessen, like the names of other German regions ( Schwaben "Swabia", Franken "Franconia", Bayern "Bavaria", Sachsen "Saxony"), derives from the dative plural form of the name of the inhabitants or eponymous tribe, the Hessians ( Hessen, singular Hesse). Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany's second-largest metropolitan area (after Rhine-Ruhr), is mainly located in Hesse.Īs a cultural region, Hesse also includes the area known as Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen) in the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate. 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. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Hesse ( / h ɛ s/, US also / ˈ h ɛ s ə, ˈ h ɛ s i/, Hessian dialect: ) or Hessia ( UK: / ˈ h ɛ s i ə/, US: / ˈ h ɛ ʃ ə/ German: Hessen ( listen)), officially the State of Hesse (German: Land Hessen), is a state in Germany.
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