South Hesse - administrative subdivision and region of Hesse, Germany

South Hesse, Südhessen, is a region in the Hesse state of Germany.

Understand

This area is more or less equivalent to one of the former Hessian states "Hesse-Darmstadt", named for its residence and its ruling house.

Cities

• Darmstadt
• Bensheim (Hessische Bergstraße)
• Lorsch

Villages

• Dreieich (Hessisches Ried)
• Erzhausen (Hessisches Ried)
• Heppenheim (Hessische Bergstraße)
• Michelstadt (Odenwald)
• Roßdorf (Hessisches Ried)

Other destinations

• Taunus

Understand

Get in

By train

Darmstadt is the area's main hub, with regional trains connecting it mostly to Frankfurt and the other big cities of Hesse.

Get around

See

• Künstlerkolonie Mathildenhöhe (art nouveau) in Darmstadt

Itineraries

• Bergstraße

Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Go next

• Rheingau
• Wetzlar (Middle Hesse)
• Aschaffenburg (Lower Franconia)
• Weinheim (Baden-Württemberg)
• Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate)
• Heidelberg