![[Translate to English:] View of the Rhön region](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/0/csm_200717_HESSEN_TOURISMUS_RHOEN_02_0187_FINAL_WEB_c223df1f6a.jpg "[Translate to English:] View of the Rhön")
About Hessen
© HA Hessen Tourismus, Roman Knie© HA Hessen Tourismus, Roman KnieCapital city: the elegant spa town of Wiesbaden, home to the seat of the federal government, the Hessen State Theatre, and 27 natural thermal springs
Other major cities:Frankfurt am Main, Kassel and Darmstadt
Neighbouring states: Lower Saxony to the north, Thuringia to the east, Bavaria to the southeast, Baden-Württemberg to the south, Rhineland-Palatinate to the west, and North Rhine-Westphalia to the northwest
UNESCO World Heritage: two World Natural Heritage Sites, four World Cultural Heritage Sites and five documents in the Memory of the World Register
Forests: 42% of Hessen is covered in forest
Highest Mountain: the Wasserkuppe in the Rhön region (950m/3100ft)
History: An overview of Hessen's history is available in English on the official Hessen state website.