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Population 6 million. Area 21,114 sq. km. Germany’s fifth largest state and one of its most prosperous. The geographical heart of the country.

Famous Facts

Frankfurt is one of the world’s major financial powerhouses and has one of the world’s busiest airports. Kassel was the home of the Brothers Grimm, who were not only writers of famous fairy tales, but also compiled dictionaries, grammars and language histories. The town of Messel calls itself “The Pompeii of Palaeontology” due to the 49 million year old fossils found here, including those of early horses no bigger than large dogs. ... >> more