| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Province of Hesse-Nassau (German: Provinz Hessen-Nassau) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1868-1918, then a province of the Free State of Prussia until 1944. Kassel is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the north of the country Hesse (Hessen is a state of Germany with an area Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The Provinces of Prussia constituted the main administrative divisions of Prussia. The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising
Hesse-Nassau was created as a consequence of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 by combining the previously independent Hesse-Kassel, the Duchy of Nassau, the Free City of Frankfurt, areas gained from the Kingdom of Bavaria, and areas gained from the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt; including part of the former Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg). The Austro-Prussian Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire and later in the German Confederation. For almost five centuries the German city of Frankfurt am Main was a city-state within two major Germanic states The Holy Roman Empire as the Free Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 The Grand Duchy of Hesse (Großherzogtum Hessen was a former state that existed in modern-day Germany. Hesse-Homburg was formed into a separate landgraviate in 1622 by the landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt to be ruled by his son although it did not become independent These regions were combined to form the province Hesse-Nassau in 1868 with its capital in Kassel and redivided into two administrative regions: Cassel and Wiesbaden. Kassel (until 1926 officially Cassel) is a city situated along the Fulda River in northern Hessen, Germany, one of the two sources of the Kassel is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the north of the country
On 1 April 1929, the Free State of Waldeck became a part of Hesse-Nassau after a popular vote and became part of the Cassel administrative region. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont and later the Free State of Waldeck was a constituent state of the Weimar Republic.
In 1935, the Nazi government abolished (de facto) all states, so the provinces held little meaning. The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 In 1944, Hesse-Nassau was split into the provinces of Kurhessen (capital in Kassel) and Nassau (capital in Wiesbaden). The Province of Kurhessen (Provinz Kurhessen was a province of Prussia within Nazi Germany from 1944-45 The Province of Nassau (Provinz Nassau was a province of Prussia from 1944-1945 Wiesbaden, a city in southwest Germany, is the capital of the state of Hesse. In 1945, after the end of World 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 of Hesse. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The People's State of Hesse (Volksstaat Hessen was the name of the German state of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1918 until 1945 Hesse (Hessen is a state of Germany with an area Parts of Nassau were also moved into the Rhineland-Palatinate. Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany.
Insignia
The flag of Hesse-Nassau is identical to that of the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Dutch royal house originates from the Duchy of Nassau. The House of Nassau is a diversified dynasty in Europe It is named after the German lordship associated with the castle of Nassau, which is today located in the Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire and later in the German Confederation.
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)
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic