Hesse
StateDE-HEData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of Germany.
EuropeCapital: WiesbadenSub-region: West GermanyLanguage: German
Population
6.3M
Metros tracked
4
8.7M in metros (139%)
Composite score
65.8
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: DE-HE
At a glance
- Endonym
- Hessen
- Established
- 1946
- Area
- 21,100 km² (8,147 mi²)
- Population density
- 298/km² (771/mi²)
- Highest point
- Wasserkuppe (950 m (3,117 ft))
- Legislature
- Landtag of Hesse
- Human Development Index
- 0.963 (2023)
- Bundesrat votes
- 5
- Rank in Germany
- 4th of 16 by composite score
- Area rank
- 7th of 16 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Frankfurt
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Hesse metro footprint
4 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
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4 tracked metros
#50Frankfurt
5.7M · Major Metro
46.0
#179Rhine-Neckar
2.4M · Regional Hub
16.0
#854Marburg
113K · Emerging Metro
2.2
#1019Kassel
428K · Emerging Metro
1.6