Hesse

Hesse () is a state of Germany. It was formed in 1945 as Greater Hesse, and became Hesse in 1946

The capital is Wiesbaden. The main rivers in the northern part of Hesse are Werra, Fulda and Lahn. It is a hilly countryside, the main mountainchains being the Rhön, the Westerwald, the Odenwald, the Taunus and the Spessart. Most inhabitants live in the southernmost part of Hesse between the rivers Main and Rhine.

Hesse is divided into 21 districts. There are also five cities, which belong to no district.

Municipalities
 Independent cities 
 Darmstadt
 Frankfurt (Main)
 Kassel
 Offenbach
 Wiesbaden

 Cities 
 Hanau
 Marburg
 Fulda
 Giessen
 Wetzlar
 Bad Homburg
 Rodgau

 Districts 
The cities and counties of Hesse are grouped into three Regierungsbezirk. automobile registration is handled by the districts.  The two or three letters of the automobile registration plate are in italics
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DarmstadtGießenKassel<li>Bergstraße (HP)
<li>Darmstadt-Dieburg (DA)
<li>Groß-Gerau (GG)
<li>Hochtaunuskreis (HG)
<li>Main-Kinzig-Kreis (MKK) was (HU)
<li>Main-Taunus-Kreis (MTK)
<li>Odenwaldkreis (ERB)
<li>Offenbach (OF)
<li>Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (RÜD)
<li>Wetteraukreis (FB)<li>Gießen (GI)
<li>Lahn-Dill-Kreis (LDK)
<li>Limburg-Weilburg (LM)
<li>Marburg-Biedenkopf (MR)
<li>Vogelsbergkreis (VB)<li>Fulda (FD)
<li>Hersfeld-Rotenburg (HEF)
<li>Kassel (KS)
<li>Schwalm-Eder-Kreis (HR)
<li>Werra-Meißner-Kreis (ESW)
<li>Waldeck-Frankenberg (KB)

 Other websites 

 Official government portal
 Portal about east part of Hesse 
 360 Degree virtual trip through the Rhön - part of eastern Hesse