Land Hessen (Hessen), Hesse
Land Hessen: Federal state in the center of Germany
About
Quick Facts about Hessen
| Population : | 6,265,809 |
| Country : | Germany |
| State : | Hesse (Germany) |
| Head of government : | Minister-President of Hesse |
| Area : | 21100 km2 |
| Official name : | Hessen |
| Legislative body : | Landtag of Hesse |
| Named for : | Chatti |
| Altitude : | 866 feet / 264 meters |
| Capital : | Wiesbaden |
| Establishment : | September 09, 1945 (79 years ago) |
| Time Zone : | UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00 |
| Local time : | 18:19:57 (22nd December 2024) |
Geography
Hessen is located at 50°33'0"N 9°0'0"E (50.5500000, 9.0000000). It has 5 neighbors: Freistaat Thuringen, Rheinland Pfalz, Freistaat Bayern, Land Baden Wuerttemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia.
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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
Official website of Hessen
- Walter Wallmann , 1991 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Georg-August Zinn , 1969 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Christian Stock , 1950 1946-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Hans Eichel , 1999 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Volker Bouffier , 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Albert Osswald , 1976 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Karl Geiler , 1946 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Holger Börner , 1987 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Roland Koch , 2010 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Hessen has 5 neighbours.
- Freistaat Thüringen federal state in the center of Germany
- Rheinland-Pfalz state of Germany
- Bavaria federal state in the South of Germany
- Baden-Württemberg federal state in southwestern Germany
- North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany
- 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 |
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