Introduction
Hesse
[key], Ger. Hessen, state, 8,150 sq mi (24,604 sq km),
central Germany. Wiesbaden is the
capital. It is bounded by Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria in the south,
Rhineland-Palatinate in the west, North Rhine–Westphalia and Lower
Saxony in the north, and Thuringia in the east. It was formed in 1945
through the consolidation of Hesse-Nassau, a former Prussian province, and
most of Hesse-Darmstadt, a former grand duchy.
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