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Hessen

state, Germany
Also known as: Hesse
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Hessen, Land (state) in the west-central part of Germany. Hessen is bounded by the states of Lower Saxony to the north, Thuringia to the east, Bavaria to the southeast, Baden-Württemberg to the south, Rhineland-Palatinate to the west, and North Rhine–Westphalia to the northwest. Its capital is Wiesbaden. Area 8,152 square miles (21,114 square km). Pop. (2021 est.) 6,295,017. Hessen lies between the Upper Rhine Plateau to the west and the Thuringian Forest to the east...

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