- Hesse-Nassau
Infobox Former Subdivision
conventional_long_name = Province of Hesse-Nassau
common_name = Hesse-Nassau
native_name = "Provinz Hessen-Nassau"
subdivision=Province
nation = Prussia
image_map_caption = The Province of Hesse-Nassau (red), within theKingdom of Prussia , within theGerman Empire
capital =Kassel
stat_area1= 15700
stat_year1 = 1905 (?)
stat_area2= 16845
stat_year2 = 1939
stat_pop1 = 2070076
stat_pop2 = 2688922
p1 = Hesse-Kassel
flag_p1 = Flag of Hesse.svg
p2 = Duchy of Nassau
flag_p2 = Flag-Nassau.png
p3 = Free City of Frankfurt
image_p3 =
s1 = Province of Hesse
flag_s1 =
s2 = Province of Nassau
flag_s2 =
today =Hesse Rhineland-Palatinate
year_start = 1868
event_start = Established
year_end = 1944
political_subdiv = Kassel WiesbadenThe Province of Hesse-Nassau ( _de. Provinz Hessen-Nassau) was a province of theKingdom of Prussia from 1868-1918, then a province of theFree State of Prussia until 1944.Hesse-Nassau was created as a consequence of the
Austro-Prussian War of 1866 by combining the previously independentHesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), theDuchy of Nassau , theFree City of Frankfurt , areas gained from the Kingdom ofBavaria , and areas gained from theGrand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt; including part of the former Landgraviate ofHesse-Homburg ). These regions were combined to form the province Hesse-Nassau in 1868 with its capital inKassel and redivided into two administrative regions: Kassel and Wiesbaden.On
1 April ,1929 , theFree State of Waldeck became a part of Hesse-Nassau after a popular vote and became part of the Kassel administrative region.In 1935, the Nazi government abolished (de facto) all states, so the provinces held little meaning. In 1944, Hesse-Nassau was split into the provinces of Kurhessen (capital in Kassel) and Nassau (capital in
Wiesbaden ). In 1945, after the end ofWorld War II , these two provinces were merged and combined with the neighbouring Hesse-Darmstadt to form the northern and western part of the newly founded state ofHesse . Parts of Nassau were also moved into theRhineland-Palatinate .Insignia
The flag of Hesse-Nassau is identical to that of the
Netherlands . The Dutch royal house originates from theDuchy of Nassau .The coat of arms is split into three parts, each part showing the coats of arms for the three entities that formed Hesse-Nassau:
* a crowned, silver/red-striped lion on a blue background (Electorate of Hesse)
* a crowned, golden lion, also on a blue background (Duchy of Nassau)
* a silver eagle with golden talons on a red background (Free City of Frankfurt)
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