Hesse

For the writer, see Hermann Hesse. For other persons, see Hesse (surname). For other uses, see Hesse (disambiguation).

State of Hesse Land Hessen (German)
State
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Hessenlied "Song of Hesse"
Interactive map of State of Hesse
Coordinates: 50°36′29″N 9°01′42″E
Country	Germany
Capital	Wiesbaden
Largest city	Frankfurt am Main
Government
• Body	Landtag of Hesse
• Minister-President	Boris Rhein (CDU)
• Governing parties	CDU / SPD
• Bundesrat votes	5 (of 69)
• Bundestag seats	45 (of 630) (as of 2025)
Area
• Total	21,115.62 km2 (8,152.79 sq mi)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	6,420,729
• Density	304.0749/km2 (787.5502/sq mi)
Demonym	Hessian
GDP
• Total	€382.411 billion (2025)
• Per capita	€60,567 (2025)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	DE-HE
NUTS Region	DE7
HDI (2022)	0.954 very high · 5th of 16
Website	hessen.de

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Hesse or Hessen (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛsn̩]), officially the State of Hesse (German: Land Hessen), is a landlocked state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt am Main, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel. 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. Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany's second-largest metropolitan area (after Rhine-Ruhr), is mainly located in Hesse.

As a cultural region, Hesse also includes the area known as Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen) in the neighboring state of Rhineland-Palatinate.