Question 1

What is Hessen?

Accepted Answer

Hessen is a federal state in central Germany with 6.3 million inhabitants. It connects north and south, east and west.

Question 2

What is the state capital?

Accepted Answer

Wiesbaden is the state capital with around 280,000 inhabitants — known for thermal springs, the Kurhaus and Wilhelmine architecture.

Question 3

What makes Frankfurt special?

Accepted Answer

Frankfurt am Main is Germany's financial capital, home to the ECB, stock exchange, banking district and Germany's only skyscraper skyline.

Question 4

What is Hessen known for?

Accepted Answer

Hessen is known for Frankfurt, the Brothers Grimm (fairy tales), apple wine, the Rhine-Main region and its economic strength.

Question 5

What is Frankfurt Airport?

Accepted Answer

Frankfurt Airport is Germany's largest and a major European hub, handling over 60 million passengers annually.

Question 6

What culture is there?

Accepted Answer

Hessen is home to the Brothers Grimm (Hanau/Kassel), the Frankfurt Book Fair, documenta (Kassel) and significant museums.

Question 7

What is apple wine?

Accepted Answer

Apple wine (Ebbelwei) is Hessen's national drink, particularly popular in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen in traditional taverns.

Question 8

Which universities are there?

Accepted Answer

Goethe University Frankfurt, TU Darmstadt, University of Marburg and University of Gießen are among the leading institutions.

Question 9

What natural landscapes are there?

Accepted Answer

Hessen has the Taunus, Rhön, Odenwald, Vogelsberg and Kellerwald-Edersee National Park.

Question 10

What are the main attractions?

Accepted Answer

Highlights include the Römer (Frankfurt), Wilhelmshöhe Palace (Kassel), Mathildenhöhe (Darmstadt) and Marburg's old town.

Hessen

Wiesbaden