Hesse
StateDE-HEState of Germany.
EuropeCapital: WiesbadenSub-region: West GermanyLanguage: German
Population
6.3M
Metros tracked
4
8.7M in metros (139%)
Composite score
64.2
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: DE-HE
At a glance
- Endonym
- Hessen
- Established
- 1946
- Area
- 21,100 km²
- Population density
- 298 /km²
- 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
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
4 tracked metros
#51Frankfurt
45.75.7MMajor Metro
#188Rhine-Neckar
14.72.4MRegional Hub
#817Marburg
2.2113KEmerging Metro
#990Kassel
1.6428KEmerging Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #51 | Frankfurt | 5.7M | 45.7 | Major Metro |
| #188 | Rhine-Neckar | 2.4M | 14.7 | Regional Hub |
| #817 | Marburg | 113K | 2.2 | Emerging Metro |
| #990 | Kassel | 428K | 1.6 | Emerging Metro |