Subdivision of Germany in 1925 (Volksstaat Hessen is in brown)

Volksstaat Hessen in 1930

Der Volksstaat Hessen (- in German, People's State Hesse in English) was a new name of a traditional state of Germany from 1918 until 1945. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (945x762, 99 KB) La bildo estas kopiita de wikipedia:nl. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (945x762, 99 KB) La bildo estas kopiita de wikipedia:nl. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

After the end of World War I the Grand Duchy of Hessen (Großherzogtum Hessen) became republic and changed its name to People's State (meaning republic in contrast to monarchy, not a communists state). Its capital was Darmstadt. The state consisted of provinces Oberhessen (Upper Hesse, capital Gießen), Starkenburg (capital Darmstadt) and Rheinhessen (Rhine Hesse, capital Mainz). Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire Canada France Italy Russian Empire United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria German Empire Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Sir Arthur Currie John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Nicholas II Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Oskar Potiorek Ä°smail Enver Ferdinand I... Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) of Hessen in Germany. ... theatre in Gießen Gießen or Giessen ( (help· info)) is a city in the German federal state (Bundesland) of Hessen, capital of both the Gießen district and the Gießen region. ... Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) of Hessen in Germany. ... Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ...

Area of the state was 7,692 km²; it had 1,347,279 inhabitants. Around two thirds were Protestants, one third Roman Catholics. A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

In accordance with Treaty of Versailles approximately 40% of its territory, in particular Rhine Hesse and part of Starkenburg, was until June 30, 1930 occupied by the French Army. The Treaty of Versailles (1919) was the peace treaty which officially ended World War I between the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... French soldiers of the IFOR in Mostar, 1995. ...

After the end of World War II Oberhessen and Starkenburg belonged into the American occupation zone while Rheinhessen on the left bank of Rhine to the French occupation zone. On September 19, 1945 American administration created new state Groß-Hessen (Great Hesse) from their part of the Volkstaat, from province of Hesse-Nassau and from Frankfurt am Main. On December 1, 1946 Groß-Hessen was renamed to Hessen and became one of federal states of the West Germany. This article is becoming very long. ... The four Allied occupation zones in post-war Germany and Austria The Allied powers who defeated Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during the period 1945-1949. ... Loreley At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (Dutch Rijn, French Rhin, German Rhein, Italian: Reno, Romansch: Rein, ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Hesse is also the name of the German writer Hermann Hesse, as well as the German mathematician Otto Hesse. ...

The part of the state on the left bank of Rhine (Rheinhessen) became part of the Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) federal state. The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ...

External links

• Overview of Volksstaat Hessen (in German)