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Hesse is a German area state (Flächenländer) situated in west-central Germany.
The capital is Wiesbaden. Its largest cities are: Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Offenbach, Hanau, Gießen, Wetzlar, Limburg, Fulda, Kassel and Marburg an der Lahnr.
Area: 21,114.73 km2 (8,152.44 sq mi)
Population: 6,243,262