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Kassel-Land / Kassel, Waldecker Land, Werra-Meißner-Land, Kurhessisches Bergland, Waldhessen, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Lahn-Dill, Region Vogelsberg, Rhön, Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus / Wiesbaden, Taunus, Frankfurt, Spessart-Kinzigtal-Vogelsberg, Odenwald-Bergstraße-Neckartal

Hesse is a federal state in western-central Germany and borders on the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. Its principal cities include Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Kassel, Gießen, Marburg, Wetzlar, Offenbach and Fulda.

The main rivers in the northern part of Hessen are Fulda and Lahn. It is a hilly countryside, the main mountain chains being the Rhön, the Westerwald, the Taunus and the Spessart.

Mountain ranges in Hesse : Odenwald [ mountain chain between Main and Rhine ], Rhön, Taunus, Vogelsberg and Westerwald.

Capital City Hesse : Wiesbaden


car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels & inns, travel agencies, travel guides, transportation / traveling to hesse

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Camping & Caravanning

 Eurocampings  -  ACSI International Camping Guide
A complete summary of all the camp sites in Hessen which are inspected by ACSI. Using this objective and topical information you can get a good idea, including a visual impression, of your likely holiday destination.
The detailed information per camp site displays all the amenities available at a particular camp site. To supplement this, views of the particular site are included.

Car Rental Hesse

 Alamo  -  Luxury Discount Auto Rental Company
 Avis
 Budget Rent A Car
 Hertz

Lodgings in Hesse

Rental Homes / Apartments

 Interhome

More Rental Homes? See Page Vacation Rentals

Hotels in Hesse

 Booking - Hotels in Hesse  -  an easy way to select and book hotel rooms
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels. Booking is a dedicated hotel and accommodation reservation website.

More Hotels? See Hotels

Hostels

 Hostelbookers.com - Free booking, Fast & Easy to use
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.
 Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk - German youth hostels
 Bauernhof-Urlaub.com
 Landtourismus [DLG] - Urlaub auf den Bauernhof
 Zimmerinfo.de

Travel Agents / Tour Operators




Travel Guides Hesse / Related books

 Amazon.com 

Baedekers Stadtführer Wiesbaden. Rheingau. -  Ralf Lenge
City Guide Wiesbaden
Paperback (December 31, 2001); Publisher: Baedekers Autofuehrer; ISBN: 3879540764.
Burgen und Schlösser im Odenwald [ Fortresses and Castles in Odenwald ]
Thomas Biller
Paperback (May 31, 2005); Publisher: Schnell und Steiner; ISBN: 3795417112
Hessischer Radfernweg. Westerwald - Taunus - Bergstraße 1 : 75 000. [ Biking in Westerwald - Taunus ]
Rosine de Dijn
Paperback (January 31, 1999); Publisher: VUD Verlag und Druck; ISBN: 3923719604
Germany - Eyewitness Travel Guide
Paperback: 600 pages; Publisher: DK Travel; Rev Upd edition (January 15, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0756626358; ISBN-13: 978-0756626358
Lonely Planet Germany
By Andrea Schulte-Peevers (Author), Jeremy Gray (Author), Anthony Haywood (Author), Sarah Johnstone (Author), Daniel Robinson (Author)
Paperback: 816 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 5th edition (March 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1740599888; ISBN-13: 978-1740599887
Frommer's Germany
Paperback: 692 pages; Publisher: Frommer's; New edition (December 6, 2006); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0470008679; ISBN-13: 978-0470008676

Transport / How do I travel to Hesse

 Frankfurt Airport  -  Airport City Frankfurt
 Kassel Airport  -  Flughafen Kassel-Calden

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights

www.austrian.com  
By travelling with Austrian via Vienna Airport, you can fly comfortably and quickly anywhere in the world. On average, you won't need to spend any longer than 30 minutes between the arrival of your aircraft in Vienna and your onward connecting flight – and that's unique in Europe!

 Deutsche Bahn  -  German Railways

 Online Maps Germany [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection Germany ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance

 Hessen Touristik Service, Wiesbaden

 Erlebnis Nord-Hessen

 Wiesbaden - Capital City Hesse

 Diez - Urlaubsregion Diez
 Giessener Land - Hesse's green Centre
 Gleiberger-Land
 Kassel Land - Fairytale Land Brothers Grimm
 Kurhessische Bergland
 Lahntal
 Lahn-Dill
 Marburg-Biedenkopf
 Nassauer Land
 Region Burgwald
 Region Vogelsberg
 Rheingau-Taunus
 Rhön
 Siegerland-Wittgenstein
 Spessart-Kinzigtal-Vogelsberg
 Taunus
 Waldhessen
 Waldecker Land
Bad Arolsen, Bad Wildungen, Battenberg, Bromskirchen, Diemelsee, Diemelstadt, Edertal / Vöhl / Waldeck, Ferienregion Edersee, Frankenau, Frankenberg, Haina, Hatzfeld, Korbach, Lichtenfels, Region Burgwald, Rosenthal, Twistetal, Volkmarsen, Willingen.
 Werra-Meissner-Land
 Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus

 Bad Arolsen -
 Bad Ems
 Bad Endbach - Kneipp Spa
 Bad Laasphe
 Braunfels - Luftkurort im Naturpark Hochtaunus
Altenkirchen, Bonbaden, Philippstein, Neukirchen and Tiefenbach
 Dillenburg - Tourist-Info
 Giessen Stadt
 Hessen
 Kassel Stadt
 Lahnstein 
 Leun Tourism 
 Limburg Stadt
 Marburg
 Oberlahn
 Solms
 Weilburg
 Wetzlar

 Bad Hersfelder Festspiele
 Burggarten im Dornroeschenschloss Sababurg
 Radwandern Nord-Hessen - Biking in North Hesse
 News - HNA Online - Hessisch Niedersächsische Allgemeine
 Reinhardswald [ Forest of Reinhard ]
 Rothaargebirge [ Rothaar Mountains ]
 Sababurg - Castle Sleeping beauty [ Dornröschenschloss, Ausspannwirtschaft, Urwald, Reinhardswald ].
 Zoo - Tierpark Sababurg
 Railway Museum - Hessencourier

Cuisine - German Recipes

 Frankfurt-Tipp - Gastronomy & Freizeit - see 'Rezepte aus Hessen'

Spoonfuls of Germany: Culinary Delights of the German Regions in 170 Recipes - by Nadia Hassani (Author)
Spoonfuls of Germany goes beyond the sauerkraut and knackwurst stereotype to unveil the often overlooked diversity of German cuisine. 170 regional recipes range from classic dishes, such as spaetzle with cheese and sauerbraten to forgotten delicacies like Westfalian pumpernickel pudding. Numerous profiles, anecdotes, and food lore complete the book.
Hardcover: 270 pages; Publisher: Hippocrene Books (September 2004); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0781810574; ISBN-13: 978-0781810579
The German Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking 
By Mimi Sheraton
Hardcover 523 pages (June 1980); Publisher: Random House USA Inc. ; Language: English; ISBN: 0394401387.
Cooking the German Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes - Helga Parnell
Serves up tantalising recipes for spaetzle, sauerkraut, Christmas stollen and more. Seasoned liberally with vibrant colour photographs and easy step-by-step directions, many of the recipes are low in fat and call for ingredients one may already have at home. Also included are vegetarian recipes, complete menu suggestions and a cultural section highlighting the German people and their country, holidays, festivals and, of course, their food.
Hardcover 72 pages (December 31, 2005); Publisher: Lerner Publications Co ,U.S.; Language: English; ISBN: 0822541076.
The New German Cookbook: More Than 230 Contemporary and Traditional Recipes - by Jean Anderson, Hedy Wurz
More Than 230 Contemporary and Traditional German Recipes
Hardcover: 416 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; 1st edition (October 1, 1993): ISBN
 German Wines - Deutsche Weinen

History of Hesse

In the early Middle Ages, Hesse was a part of Thuringia, but in the War of the Thuringian Succession (1247 -64) Hesse gained its independence and became an earldom within the Holy Roman Empire.

 Hesse's History - Wikipedia

 History of Germany - see Wikipedia
Conquest [ Christianization, Frankish Empire ], Middle Ages, Early modern Germany, [ Reformation and Thirty Years War ], End of the Holy Roman Empire, German Confederation, North German Federation, German Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich, Germany since 1945.
 German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
A brief overview and features on some of the most important events in German history.

A Concise History of Germany - by Mary Fulbrook (Author)
Paperback: 296 pages; Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (March 8, 2004); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0521540712; ISBN-13: 978-0521540711

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

 Music of Germany - see Wikipedia
Contents : Minnesingers and meistersingers, Classical music: 16th century to the present, Folk music, Early Pop Music, Post-War Pop Music, Special Kinds of music.
 Schlager Music - see also Wikipedia - Schlager

 Culture of Germany - see Wikipedia
Germany's contributions to the world's cultural heritage are numerous, and the country is often known as 'The Land of Poets and Thinkers'.
Contents : Literature, Philosophy and the history of ideas, Music, Cinema, Fine arts and decorative arts, Religious tradition, Academic landmarks, Cuisine, Sport
 German Culture - a variety of Germany-related information
 Kultur-Netz 

 German literature - see Wikipedia 

When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do: The Clued-In Guide to German Life, Language, and Culture
By Hyde Flippo
On entering a restaurant, should you find your own way to a table or should you wait to be seated? What is a suitable topic for small-talk with a stranger in Germany? This guide combines an appreciation of Germany's rich heritage with a practical awareness of contemporary customs. Over 100 articles cover a broad range of topics, including: customs, food and drink, language, travel, arts and pop culture, politics, business, media and entertainment, home life, consumer behaviour, religion, history, and education. Multiple-choice questions provide an avenue to the articles for browsing, and there is an index for quick reference. Internet references (to both English and German sites) accompany almost every article, enabling readers to use their knowledge or further their research, whether checking government statistics on housing, taking a virtual tour of a museum, or planning a cross-country tour by train.
Paperback: 176 pages; Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (June 28, 2002); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0844225533; ISBN-13: 978-0844225531

 Events in Germany - see What's on When

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directories

 Hessen.net

 Dino Online - German Search Engine
 Germanys Best
German products of newest production and excellent quality directly to you via mail. All products are produced and delivered from Germany.
 Web.de


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