Hesse
state in the center of Germany
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Summary
Hesse is a federated state of Germany[1]. Hesse draws 21,750 Wikipedia views per month (federated state of germany category, ranking #10 of 19).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: IT Planning Council[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Germany[4]
- Country: Germany[5]
- Head of government: Boris Rhein[6]
- Capital: Wiesbaden[7]
- Official language: German[8]
- Shares border with: Lower Saxony[9], Thuringia[10], Bavaria[11], Baden-Württemberg[12], Rhineland-Palatinate[13], North Rhine-Westphalia[14]
- Named after: Chatti[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Darmstadt Government Region[16], Giessen Government Region[17], Kassel Government Region[18]
- Flag: flag of Hesse[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Emilia-Romagna[20], Wisconsin[21]
- Legislative body: Landtag of Hesse[22]
- Executive body: Government of Hesse[23]
- Highest judicial authority: Constitutional Court of the State of Hesse[24]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Hesse[25]
- Commons category: Hesse[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[27], UTC+02:00[28]
- Archives at: Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv[29]
- Inception: December 1, 1946[30]
- Highest point: Wasserkuppe[31]
- Official website: https://www.hessen.de/[32], https://hessen.de/[33], https://verwaltungsportal.hessen.de/[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hesse[35]
- Commons gallery: Hessen[36]
- Population: 6,045,425[37], 6,064,953[38], 6,037,046[39], 5,507,777[40], 5,971,816[41], 6,097,765[42], 6,265,809[43], 6,207,278[44]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Hesse[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Hesse include hassium[46], a chemical element[47]; SMS Hessen[48], a pre-dreadnought battleship[49]; and Hessen[50], a destroyer[51].
Why It Matters
Hesse has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Hesse is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Hesse include hassium[46], a chemical element[47]; SMS Hessen[48], a pre-dreadnought battleship[49]; and Hessen[50], a destroyer[51].