North Hesse
North Hesse is a region in the Hesse state of Germany. The destination is in the uplands of Central Germany.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Kassel and Wetzlar.
Kassel
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Kassel is the most important city in North Hesse. It is known around the world for the Documenta exhibitions of contemporary art every five years. The Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe and its water displays are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wetzlar
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Wetzlar is a university city of 55,000 people in Hesse. Tourists know the city for its ancient town and its medieval Catholic/Protestant shared cathedral of St.
Marburg
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Marburg is a small university town north of Frankfurt in the Lahn valley, Hesse. The castle on the hill, the university's historical buildings and the old city are the top sights of the city.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Fulda and Gießen.
Fulda
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Fulda is a small city about an hour away from Frankfurt by train in Central Germany. It has a nice small-town feel, and manages to have good tourist resources without feeling touristy. The more laid-back feeling here is a nice change from nearby Frankfurt.
Gießen
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Gießen is a city in North Hesse. The city has about 88,000 inhabitants including 44,000 students, so its infrastructure, shopping and cultural offerings are pretty well adapted to students.
Limburg an der Lahn
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Limburg an der Lahn is in Hesse. The town is famous for its marvellous mediaeval town centre with its timber-framed houses and its Dom.
Bad Hersfeld
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Bad Hersfeld is a town in North Hesse that Hersfeld is known across Germany for the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele. The festival has taken place each year since 1951 at the ruins of a monastery which are said to be Europe's biggest Romanesque church ruin.
Friedberg
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Friedberg is a charming medieval town dating to the 12th or 13th century in North Hesse. Its main claim to international fame is the fact that Elvis Presley was stationed here during his military service.
Bad Nauheim
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Bad Nauheim is in North Hesse. It has beautiful parks and a cozy old town, geared towards the many senior citizens who take a spa treatment here but also a good destination for family outings.
Alsfeld
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Alsfeld is a town in North Hesse, Germany. In the old town you can see more than 400 half-timbered houses from seven centuries.
Lich
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Lich is a town in the North Hesse region of Germany, known for its historic town centre of half-timbered houses.
Herborn
Herborn is a town in North Hesse. It is one of the better preserved small towns which was thankfully largely spared bombing in the Second World War.
Witzenhausen
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Witzenhausen is a little town on the lower Werra river in North Hesse. It is widely known for its extended cherry gardens which surround the town and will give you a favourable view when visiting Witzenhausen during the blossom of cherries.
Bad Orb
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Bad Orb is a spa town in North Hesse in the forested hills of the Spessart. Besides health facilities, there's an old town, remains of a medieval town wall, and hiking and biking trails.
Reinhardswald
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The Reinhardswald is in North Hesse of Germany mainly in the district of Kassel but also partly in the Weser Uplands.
North Hesse
- Type: Region with 1,220,000 residents
- Description: region in Hesse, Germany
- Location: Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Russian—“North Hesse” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Hesse e Veriut”
- Chinese: “北黑森”
- Czech: “severní Hesensko”
- German: “Nordhessen”
- Macedonian: “Северен Хесен”
- Russian: “Северный Гессен”
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