'''Hesse''' ([[German]]: ''Hessen'') is a federal state (''Land'') of central [[Germany]]. It has an area of 8,147 square miles (21,110 sq km) and a population of 6,000,000. The state [[capital]] is [[Wiesbaden]]; the largest city is [[Frankfurt|Frankfurt am Main]], Germany's financial capital. Other major cities and towns include Darmstadt and Kassel. | '''Hesse''' ([[German]]: ''Hessen'') is a federal state (''Land'') of central [[Germany]]. It has an area of 8,147 square miles (21,110 sq km) and a population of 6,000,000. The state [[capital]] is [[Wiesbaden]]; the largest city is [[Frankfurt|Frankfurt am Main]], Germany's financial capital. Other major cities and towns include Darmstadt and Kassel. |