Hesse (Hessen), German Empire Genealogy

Germany Hessen – Herzogtum

Guide to Hessen – Herzogtum, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Hesse is divided into 21 districts (Kreise) and five independent cities, each with their own local governments. They are, shown with abbreviations as used on vehicle number plates:


 * 1) Bergstraße (Heppenheim) (HP)
 * 2) Darmstadt-Dieburg (Darmstadt) (DA, DI)
 * 3) Groß-Gerau (Groß-Gerau) (GG)
 * 4) Hochtaunuskreis (Bad Homburg) (HG, USI)
 * 5) Main-Kinzig-Kreis (Gelnhausen) (MKK, GN, HU, SLÜ)
 * 6) Main-Taunus-Kreis (Hofheim am Taunus) (MTK)
 * 7) Odenwaldkreis (Erbach) (ERB)
 * 8) Offenbach (Dietzenbach) (OF)
 * 9) Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (Bad Schwalbach) (RÜD,SWA)
 * 10) Wetteraukreis (Friedberg) (FB, BÜD)
 * 11) Gießen (Gießen) (GI)
 * 12) Lahn-Dill-Kreis (Wetzlar) (LDK)
 * 13) Limburg-Weilburg (Limburg) (LM, WEL)
 * 14) Marburg-Biedenkopf (Marburg) (MR, BID)
 * 15) Vogelsbergkreis (Lauterbach) (VB)
 * 16) Fulda (Fulda) (FD)
 * 17) Hersfeld-Rotenburg (Bad Hersfeld) (HEF, ROF)
 * 18) Kassel (Kassel) (KS, HOG,WOH)
 * 19) Schwalm-Eder-Kreis (Homberg (Efze)) (HR)
 * 20) Werra-Meißner-Kreis (Eschwege) (ESW, WIZ)
 * 21) Waldeck-Frankenberg (Korbach) (KB, FKB, WA)

Independent cities:
 * 1) Darmstadt (DA)
 * 2) Frankfurt am Main (F)
 * 3) Kassel (KS)
 * 4) Offenbach am Main (OF)
 * 5) Wiesbaden (WI)




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