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Visions, ideas and dreams come in different sizes, but putting them into practice is great in any case. To promote your success FrankfurtRhineMain offers a fi rst-rate infrastructure right in the heart of Europe. Whether it’s road, rail, water, air or state of the art data highway – our means of transportation in FrankfurtRhineMain are as diverse as your objectives may be, but they share one destination: your success.
Discover how to make the most of your business. Join the network of FrankfurtRhineMain.
Discover our unique ways to make your visions come true.
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www.central-hesse.com
Hesse’s Campus*
*Central Hessian Special Expertise: Creating Added Value for Central Hesse
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Philipps University Marburg, Giessen-Friedberg University of Applied Sciences – Three Central Hessian universities and Germany’s highest density of university students.
The Region of Central Hesse: Hesse’s No. 1 Industrial Location!
Functional cooperation of business and higher education: 53% of Hesse’s licensed patents come from the Region of Central Hesse.
Ordered today, delivered tomorrow! Germany’s top logistics hub provides great benefits for global players.
Delivery within one night, satisfy customers on time.
Nordhessen is the fast track!
A region: just in time ....
www.regionnordhessen.de
There are regions
behind the times.
And there is Nordhessen.
Hessian Ministry of Economics, TransportUrban and Regional Development
GOOD REASONS FOR HESSENTHE INTERNATIONAL LOCATION IN THE CENTER OF EUROPE
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consell.de
www.frm-united.com
Visions, ideas and dreams come in different sizes, but putting them into practice is great in any case. To promote your success FrankfurtRhineMain offers a fi rst-rate infrastructure right in the heart of Europe. Whether it’s road, rail, water, air or state of the art data highway – our means of transportation in FrankfurtRhineMain are as diverse as your objectives may be, but they share one destination: your success.
Discover how to make the most of your business. Join the network of FrankfurtRhineMain.
Discover our unique ways to make your visions come true.
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www.central-hesse.com
Hesse’s Campus*
*Central Hessian Special Expertise: Creating Added Value for Central Hesse
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Philipps University Marburg, Giessen-Friedberg University of Applied Sciences – Three Central Hessian universities and Germany’s highest density of university students.
The Region of Central Hesse: Hesse’s No. 1 Industrial Location!
Functional cooperation of business and higher education: 53% of Hesse’s licensed patents come from the Region of Central Hesse.
Ordered today, delivered tomorrow! Germany’s top logistics hub provides great benefits for global players.
Delivery within one night, satisfy customers on time.
Nordhessen is the fast track!
A region: just in time ....
www.regionnordhessen.de
There are regions
behind the times.
And there is Nordhessen.
Hessian Ministry of Economics, TransportUrban and Regional Development
GOOD REASONS FOR HESSENTHE INTERNATIONAL LOCATION IN THE CENTER OF EUROPE
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Europa
Hessen
The State of Hessen has made optimal use of its cen-
tral location in the middle of Germany, and has built
up a transportation infrastructure that is unparalleled
in Europe.
Europe’s many strategic advantages start with
Frankfurt Airport. With about 2 million tons of cargo
and 53.5 million passengers a year, it is one of the
world’s leading intermodal transportation hubs,
located directly in the middle of Europe with excellent
connections worldwide. Every important destination
can be reached multiple times per day: over 317 fl ight
destinations in 105 countries, 4,600 direct global
connections a week, and a hub for 130 airlines. These
numbers result in Germany’s largest airport being
ranked in the top ten most important global airports
for freight turnover and passenger fl ights.
Frankfurt Airport is the only major airport with a long
distance train station providing direct connections
to the Intercity Express high-speed rail system and
the European Rapid Rail Transport system. Located in
the immediate vicinity of the airport is the crossroads
for all trans-European north-south and east-west
connections: the Autobahn interchange Frankfurt –
Germany’s most traveled stretch of the Autobahn.
Just as impressive are the statistics regarding
Frankfurt’s main railroad station. With 350,000
passengers per day, it is the largest train station on
the continent with the highest number of passengers.
From here, the Intercity Express trains can reach
most economic centers in Germany and Europe within
just a few hours.
The largest airport and the most frequented railroad
station in continental Europe – seamlessly integrated
air and rail connections - a central location at the
crossroads of the most important Autobahn connec-
tions in Germany: convincing reasons to choose the
business location Hessen.
HESSEN – GERMANY‘S MOST INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REGION
Hessen assumes a central position in Germany and Europe, both geogra-
phically and economically. It has the strongest economy of and the highest
labor productivity making it the leading German federal state with a gross
domestic product by workforce number of around 70,600 Euros. Hessen’s
economic heart beats in the Rhine Main area, where over 70 percent of
gross value creation is generated. The service sector constitutes the majo-
rity of this with over 75 percent. As a hub for transportation, a convention
location, and a fi nancial center, Frankfurt is one of the top ten leading
economic regions worldwide. Hessen is also a leading international eco-
nomic region, with a high quality of life. People from more than 190 nations
contribute to its cultural variety, cosmopolitan outlook, and vibrant day to
day living and shared activities in education, at work and at play.
SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC DATA
· State Capital Wiesbaden
· 21.115 km² Area
· 40,1% of surface area is forest area
· 3 government districts – Darmstadt, Giessen and Kassel
· 26 independent cities and counties
· 426 townships
· 6.069.386 inhabitants
· 287 inhabitants per km²
· 670.000 inhabitants in Hessen’s largest city, Frankfurt am Main
· 221 billion Euros gross domestic product
· 36.380 Euros per-capita GDP
· 3.128.000 employed persons
Messe Frankfurt
· 578.000 m² area, third largest trade fair ground in the world
· 102 trade fairs worldwide
· 2,56 million exhibition visitors
· 67.400 exhibitors
Cargo Airport Frankfurt
· 485.783 aircraft movements
· 53.472.915 passengers
· 2.133.302 tons of cargo
Hessen is bordered by:
· Lower Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg,
Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia
Sources:Hessian State Offi ce of StatisticsFederal Labor Offi ceDeutsche BundesbankMesse FrankfurtFraport AGCurrent as of 2008
Central location for successful business relationships
GOOD NEIGHBORS!
Europe
European Union
Germany
Hessen
London
ParisFrankfurt
Berlin
Stockholm
Warsaw
Moscow
Budapest
Rome
Madrid
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Europa
Hessen
The State of Hessen has made optimal use of its cen-
tral location in the middle of Germany, and has built
up a transportation infrastructure that is unparalleled
in Europe.
Europe’s many strategic advantages start with
Frankfurt Airport. With about 2 million tons of cargo
and 53.5 million passengers a year, it is one of the
world’s leading intermodal transportation hubs,
located directly in the middle of Europe with excellent
connections worldwide. Every important destination
can be reached multiple times per day: over 317 fl ight
destinations in 105 countries, 4,600 direct global
connections a week, and a hub for 130 airlines. These
numbers result in Germany’s largest airport being
ranked in the top ten most important global airports
for freight turnover and passenger fl ights.
Frankfurt Airport is the only major airport with a long
distance train station providing direct connections
to the Intercity Express high-speed rail system and
the European Rapid Rail Transport system. Located in
the immediate vicinity of the airport is the crossroads
for all trans-European north-south and east-west
connections: the Autobahn interchange Frankfurt –
Germany’s most traveled stretch of the Autobahn.
Just as impressive are the statistics regarding
Frankfurt’s main railroad station. With 350,000
passengers per day, it is the largest train station on
the continent with the highest number of passengers.
From here, the Intercity Express trains can reach
most economic centers in Germany and Europe within
just a few hours.
The largest airport and the most frequented railroad
station in continental Europe – seamlessly integrated
air and rail connections - a central location at the
crossroads of the most important Autobahn connec-
tions in Germany: convincing reasons to choose the
business location Hessen.
HESSEN – GERMANY‘S MOST INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REGION
Hessen assumes a central position in Germany and Europe, both geogra-
phically and economically. It has the strongest economy of and the highest
labor productivity making it the leading German federal state with a gross
domestic product by workforce number of around 70,600 Euros. Hessen’s
economic heart beats in the Rhine Main area, where over 70 percent of
gross value creation is generated. The service sector constitutes the majo-
rity of this with over 75 percent. As a hub for transportation, a convention
location, and a fi nancial center, Frankfurt is one of the top ten leading
economic regions worldwide. Hessen is also a leading international eco-
nomic region, with a high quality of life. People from more than 190 nations
contribute to its cultural variety, cosmopolitan outlook, and vibrant day to
day living and shared activities in education, at work and at play.
SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC DATA
· State Capital Wiesbaden
· 21.115 km² Area
· 40,1% of surface area is forest area
· 3 government districts – Darmstadt, Giessen and Kassel
· 26 independent cities and counties
· 426 townships
· 6.069.386 inhabitants
· 287 inhabitants per km²
· 670.000 inhabitants in Hessen’s largest city, Frankfurt am Main
· 221 billion Euros gross domestic product
· 36.380 Euros per-capita GDP
· 3.128.000 employed persons
Messe Frankfurt
· 578.000 m² area, third largest trade fair ground in the world
· 102 trade fairs worldwide
· 2,56 million exhibition visitors
· 67.400 exhibitors
Cargo Airport Frankfurt
· 485.783 aircraft movements
· 53.472.915 passengers
· 2.133.302 tons of cargo
Hessen is bordered by:
· Lower Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg,
Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia
Sources:Hessian State Offi ce of StatisticsFederal Labor Offi ceDeutsche BundesbankMesse FrankfurtFraport AGCurrent as of 2008
Central location for successful business relationships
GOOD NEIGHBORS!
Europe
European Union
Germany
Hessen
London
ParisFrankfurt
Berlin
Stockholm
Warsaw
Moscow
Budapest
Rome
Madrid
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CONTENTS
CULTURE & QUALITY OF LIFE .................
RESEARCH & EDUCATION ......................
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE & BUSINESS SPECIALTIES .........................
TRADE FAIRS & CONVENTIONS ..............
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6 PRO-BUSINESS-SERVICE ........................
INTERNATIONAL & AT HOME ................1 06
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In Hessen, the state in the heart of Germany, cosmopolitanism, culture and innovative strength come together. Many paths
converge here, making Hessen one of the strongest regions in Europe and a dynamic center for science, research, and
progressive economics, where more than six million people live and work. The Rhine Main area is a magnet for domestic and
foreign investors, who are attracted to the region’s advantageous economic prospects and conditions. Approximately 300
banks or their representatives are headquartered in the fi nancial and trading center Frankfurt am Main, Hessen’s largest city.
The German Central Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank) and the European Central Bank are also located here, as is the German
Stock Exchange (Deutsche Börse).
Hessen is located in the center of the European markets, which have enormous economic potential with a population of 500
million inhabitants and a gross domestic product of 1,533.5 billion Euros. The largest foreign investors are the Netherlands,
the USA, Switzerland, and Luxembourg making up almost 60 percent of the economic strength of the region.
Hessen is the number 1 location for more than 2,000 foreign companies, among them global players from China, Japan, Korea,
India and the USA.
WELCOME
Sleeping Beauty’s castle Sababurg Frankfurt Old Opera – Alte Oper Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport
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Frankfurt International Airport – take off to the world: more than 300 destinations in more than 100 countries are serviced
by fl ight from this central logistical hub. Global connections are excellent: 130 airlines offer 4,600 weekly direct connections
around the globe, including 600 fl ights to Eastern Europe, 350 to North American and 250 to the Far East.
Variety also shapes Hessen’s cultural landscape. The four sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List bear witness to this,
as do renowned state theaters, over 300 museums, and historical gardens worth visiting. A particular highlight is the
documenta – the most important contemporary art exhibit in the world – which takes place every fi ve years in Kassel. For
a small operation or a major enterprise, a corporate headquarters or a subsidiary – hardly any other German state is more
popular or more desirable than Hessen. No wonder! Companies in Hessen have more profi t-creating advantages than other
regions in Germany. This brochure is designed to tell you about the main factors. Journey with us through the multifaceted
land of Hessen and get to know its unique qualities. Welcome to Hessen!
“Inverted Collar and Tie“ – Skyscrapers in the fi nancial center
“Man walking to the sky“– documenta Kassel German Stock Exchange – Deutsche Börse
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01 INTERNATIONAL & AT HOME
Arrival at Frankfurt Airport
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THE WORLD’S MEETING POINT
People who visit or live in Hessen feel at home with
its thriving international communities. In addition to
more than 224,000 citizens from the largest foreign
population groups USA, China, India, Japan and Korea,
people from over 190 nations feel at home in Hessen
and make the state one of the most multifaceted places
for exchange and cooperation – economically, socially
and culturally. Thus, the character of Hessen has long
been marked by welcoming others with open arms, by
helpfulness and friendliness.
The Hessians are famous for their hospitality and
make it easy for new arrivals to get in touch with
neighbors and fi nd their own place in the community.
All indications point toward Hessen being designated
“Germany‘s most international economic region“.
The fi nancial and trading center of Frankfurt is the best
proof of Hessen‘s global business connections.
More than 300 banks from more than 50 countries are
represented here, in one of Europe‘s leading fi nancial
centers, where the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Euro-
pean Central Bank make their homes. And the German
Stock Exchange ensures that the service center Frank-
furt ranks among the leading stock exchange locations in
the world.
Whether due to its economic signifi cance or its excellent
international infrastructure, whether due to the world’s
largest commodity futures exchange or the world-re-
nowned trade fairs – for many countries and companies,
Hessen is an outstanding gateway to Germany and Europe.
INTERNATIONAL & AT HOME
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Dr. Stefan Schulte, Chief Executive Offi cer of Fraport AG
“Fraport, one of the world’s leading airport corporations, successfully owns and operates the international air traffi c hub Frankfurt Airport
with an eye towards the future. The airport creates opportunities for the Frankfurt/Rhine Main region, the State of Hessen as well as the
entire Federal Republic of Germany through its wide range of international fl ight connections and its continued development as Airport City,
providing a global exchange of expertise, cultures, and goods. By expanding its capacity, Frankfurt Airport will continue to be an important
future economic factor and job engine for the development of the region, of Hessen, and beyond.”
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Hessen is also an attractive location for international
investors and their staff and families. They are welcome
as guests and really feel at home, because Hessen is
truly international. Events such as the Newcomers
Festival, geared towards new arrivals and international
employers and communities located in Hessen, offers
them support in feeling at home in their new environs.
The numerous international companies and their staff
and families attest to its global fl air, as does the high
attractiveness of Hessen as a travel destination. In
comparison to other German states, Hessen has a
higher than average proportion of international guests -
almost fi ve million overnight stays per year, and rising.
Hessen is the world’s meeting place with its major trade
partners France, the USA and other EU countries plus
the large Japanese, Korean and Chinese communities
HESSEN UNITES NATIONS
and their encompassing business and leisure activi-
ties providing both economic exchanges and cultural
enrichment for daily life. Hessen offers a wide choice of
international elementary and higher education schools.
In addition to the Chinese, French, Greek, Japanese, and
Korean schools, the state is also home to more than 20
international kindergartens.
Suitable school facilities rank very highly among the
priorities of foreign companies and their staff members.
In addition to the excellent transportation connections,
Hessen has a close-knit network of foreign trade asso-
ciations, embassies, consulates, business associations,
cultural institutes, clubs, restaurants and shops. All of
these make it easy for the many communities in Hessen
to feel at home.
· that Hessen is one of the most attractive locations in Germany for international investors? Foreign direct
investment in Hessen increased to 84.6 billion Euros in 2008.
· that the twelve largest foreign employers, among them GM/Opel, Sanofi -Aventis, Procter & Gamble, and
Ferrero, employ around 64,000 workers in Hessen?
· that Hessen is the leading location for international communities? A dense network of communities from
abroad exists here, with international schools and kindergartens, clubs, restaurants, and shops.
DID YOU KNOW …
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Dr. Martin Viessmann, Chairman & CEO, Viessmann plants at Allendorf (Eder)
“Northern Hessen, located in the heart of Europe, can count many advantages in the international competition of economic regions. Among
these are a broad mix of businesses and industries, an excellent scientifi c landscape, well trained experts, intact natural surroundings
as well as rich cultural and tourist offerings. As an internationally active family fi rm, Viessmann is fi rmly anchored in this region with its
headquarters in the north Hessian Ederberg Region, and has always professed its belief in the area. This is currently demonstrated by
“Effi ciency Plus”, our sustainability project for climate protection, resource effi ciency and location safeguarding, where we have invested
220 million Euros.”
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The State of Hessen and its partner regions inside and
outside of Europe have been united since 1976 by ac-
tive partnerships shaped by the desire to promote eco-
nomic, research, education, and cultural exchanges.
The State of Hessen maintains partnerships in Europe
with the following regions:
· Emilia-Romagna (Italy; since July 1992)
· Aquitaine (France; since November 1995)
· Jaroslawl (Russian Federation; since October 1991)
· Wielkopolska (Poland; since December 2000)
Since 1976 Hessen and the State of Wisconsin are
linked in a sisterhood-relationship. It was the fi rst
regional cooperation between a federal state in
Germany and a state in the USA. What once started
with student exchange-programs has been expanded
into various fi elds of economic cooperation: technology
transfer, venture capital, business networking.
LIVING PARTNERSHIPS
Economically, the focal point of the partnerships is
the regular exchange of information at the administra-
tive level as well as multiple collaborations between
companies in varying sectors. In order to more
effectively coordinate their joint interests in regards
to the European Commission in Brussels, the European
representatives of Hessen and Aquitaine as well as
Emilia-Romagna and Wielkopolska are housed under
one roof. This is a model of regional cooperation that
has received particular interest in Brussels. In this
manner the regions demonstrate their partnerships to
the outside world.
The State of Hessen maintains cooperation offi ces
in Jaroslawl, Posen, and Bordeaux, which provide
valuable assistance for the generation of contacts and
the evaluation and implementation of joint projects.
Hessen is connected with Emilia-Romagna and Wis-
consin by close collaborations of schools, universities,
and technical colleges as well as district and city
partnerships.
HESSIAN PARTNER REGIONS ON THE INTERNET
Aquitaine: hessen-aquitaine.de
hessen.aquitaine.fr
Wielkopolska: hessen-polen.de
hesja-polska.pl
Jaroslawl: hessen-russland.de
Emilia-Romagna: regione.emilia-romagna.it
Wisconsin: wisconsin.hessen.de
wisconsin.gov
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02 ECONOMIC STRUCTURE & BUSINESS EXPERTISE
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Hessen has reached top positions in many fi elds, especially
in business dynamics. No other territorial state has had
a higher domestic product by workforce number over the
last quarter century. In 2008 it equaled 70,600 Euros –
more than 14 percent higher than the national average.
Hessen is not only ahead in terms of labor productivity, but
also in job numbers compared to many other regions, with
a signifi cantly lower unemployment rate than elsewhere.
Only reaching 7.4 percent in 2008 in Hessen, it equaled 8.7
percent in Germany as a whole for the same period. The
manufacturing sector provides 702,000 jobs, the service
sector 2.4 million.
The manufacturing and services sectors cover ten major
established and innovative segments that contribute to the
region’s economic strength. Logistics, automotive and en-
ergy engineering dominate the economic scene in northern
Hessen, while biotech, optics and medical engineering are
especially prominent and successful in central Hessen. The
automobile industry, fi nancial services and chemicals, along
with information and communications, are the bedrock of
southern Hessen’s business landscape. Firmly rooted in
Hessen’s three regions, these industry sectors reach other
countries near and far. The export quota of the manuf-
acturing industry surpasses the national average at 45
percent. In 2008 alone, the Hessian economy exported
goods valued at 51.4 billion Euros – an increase of 4.6
percent over the previous year.
Hessen is unmistakably international. One important
indicator for instance is the amount of foreign direct
investment of over 84 billion Euros – making up more than
18 percent of the total amount in Germany. Why do major
foreign companies value Hessen so much? For one thing,
they benefi t from the state’s central location and superb
infrastructure. The Frankfurt Airport and main railway
station are among the continent’s most important junc-
tions for one thing. Flight routes and railway lines meet is
one reason for investing combined with enthusiasm for
research and entrepreneurialism. Clusters of expertise
and industry networks have emerged across the state
generating new innovations and synergies. Representa-
tives from science and business, institutes and compa-
nies engage in the lively exchange of information. Their
goal is put: “Hessen in the forefront”.
FUTURE-ORIENTEDECONOMIC STRUCTURE & BUSINESS EXPERTISE
· that Hessen is one of the most important investment locations for foreign enterprise in Germany? More than 950 US-American, over
250 Indian and 300 Chinese companies have their headquarters here. More than 200 companies are each represented from both Japan
and Korea.
· that Hessen is the site of numerous missions and representative offi ces of international countries and regions?
· that major foreign companies are located in Hessen: ABB, Amazon, Dunlop, General Motors, Ferrero, Nestlé, Nikon, Procter & Gamble,
Sanofi -Aventis etc.
DID YOU KNOW …
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The automotive industry is one of the key industries in Hessen,
with around 50,000 employees. One of its fl agship companies
is Opel in Rüsselsheim, whose production facilities are among
the most modern in the world and manufacture up to 270,000 au-
tomobiles a year. The Kassel region is home to Volkswagen and
Daimler plants as well as the VW corporation’s spare parts and
logistics center. Numerous supply companies are also located
in Hessen, such as Continental, Veritas or Bosch. Their interna-
tional orientation is particularly notable. The export quota of the
Hessian automotive industry amounts to 55 percent.
The Rhine Main area’s central location draws foreign automo-
tive manufacturers in particular. Companies such as Ferrari or
Seat have established their German headquarters here. Asia is
also strongly represented: numerous companies from the Far
East maintain distribution and logistics centers or their own
research and development centers in Hessen. The on-site auto-
motive companies invest large sums every year in research and
development. The reputations of Opel’s International Technical
Development Center and General Motors’ European Design Cen-
ter stand out in particular, both headquartered in Rüsselsheim.
“The Rhine Main area is very important for us. As a matter of
fact, the region often comes up in connection with Opel in Rüs-
selsheim. But the fact is often overlooked that the entire Frank-
furt region has been deeply shaped by the automotive industry.
Rhine Main has become one of the hearts of the industry.”
Alain Visser, Managing Director, Opel and Chief Marketing Offi cer of General
Motors Europe
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
LEADING COMPANIES OF HESSEN’S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
· Chevrolet
· Land Rover
· Maserati
· Seat
· Skoda
· Jaguar
· Ferrari
· Fiat
· Opel
· Volkswagen
· Daimler
· Hyundai
· Kia Motors
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Hessen has a fi rst rate reputation as a location for biotech
companies: numerous research institutes, universities and
privately-run educational facilities provide the approximately
250 Hessian biotech companies with an optimal environment
for the development of new technologies and products. At
the Behringwerke site in Marburg, multiple companies from
the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical sectors have set
up shop. Among them is the Swiss company Novartis with
its vaccine and diagnostics divisions, which constructed the
world’s fi rst fabrication facilities for fl u vaccines from cell
cultures here.
In addition, numerous “big players” in the industry have
settled in Hessen: Fresenius has established its company
headquarters in Bad Homburg, Merck in Darmstadt and
Stada in Bad Vilbel. The collaboration between business
and science is supported by the Frankfurt Innovation Center
for Biotechnology (FIZ - Frankfurter Innovationszentrum für
Biotechnologie).
Approximately 70 working groups are active in the nano-
science and nanotechnology sector. They have been paving
the way both for global companies such as Evonik and Heraeus
and for young research fi rms. Nanotechnology is the core
business of over 120 companies in Hessen, and is a subject of
great relevance for an additional 300 enterprises
in related fi elds.
“Core competency developed over time in on-site operations,
the availability of a highly qualified workforce, and the efficient
regional infrastructure are among the significant reasons Sanofi-
Aventis not only operates one of the world’s largest and most
modern facilities for the biotechnical manufacture of insulin in
Frankfurt-Höchst, but has also expedited the expansion of the
associated value chain.”
Dr. Martin Siewert, Management Board Chairman for Sanofi -Aventis
Deutschland GmbH
BIOTECH & NANOTECH
LEADING COMPANIES OF HESSEN’S BIOTECH & NANOTECH INDUSTRIES
· Sanofi -Aventis
· Novartis
· Evonik
· Heraeus
· Stada
· Fresenius
· CSL Behring
· Merck
· Brain
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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
The chemical industry employs more than 57,000 people, making
it one of the most important Hessian business sectors. Global
companies such as Merck, Sanofi-Aventis and Clariant are at
home here. The chemical industry is also international in ano-
ther manner: its export quota amounts to around 62 percent.
The largest chemical site is to the west of Frankfurt: around
22,000 people are employed at Industriepark Höchst.
More than 90 of the approximately 200 Hessian companies are
domiciled here, from the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotech,
crop protection and nutritional additive sectors. An additional
important role is played by the Darmstadt site, with around
12,000 employees.
A large part of industry revenue is constituted by chemical raw
materials needed in other branches but also by the chemical
industry itself. In addition, coating agents and adhesives are
an important factor. But by far the most important focal point
are pharmaceutical products: around half of the industry’s total
revenues are accounted for by companies manufacturing
remedies and medication.
“We are at home in the global markets, but our actual home is
Hessen. The state provides us with a superb infrastructure and
an open-minded environment. We employ a workforce of more
than 4,200 at our Hessian sites. These sites will continue to
profit from our international growth in the future.”
Dr. Ulf M. Schneider, Chief Executive Offi cer, Fresenius SE
LEADING COMPANIES OF HESSEN’S CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
· Novartis
· Lilly
· Stada
· Bayer Crop Science
· DuPont
· Fresenius
· Abbott
· Celanese
· Sanofi -Aventis
· Procter & Gamble
· Clariant
· Merck
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AVIATION AND SPACE TECHNOLOGYVEHICLE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Individuals and companies from Hessen have been earning
acclaim for their pioneering achievements in the fi eld of
aviation ever since the very beginning of German aeronautics.
Today more than 200 companies in Hessen are part of the
aviation and space technology industries or supply them with
products and services. Darmstadt in particular is a principal
center of competence. Numerous renowned research
institutes and companies have settled there.
Future prospects for the aviation and space technology
industries are particularly promising, with many international
organizations such as the ESOC center and the EUMETSAT
weather satellite supplier based here. Well-known industry
giants such as Rolls-Royce and Diehl Aerospace supply power
trains and control systems, while service companies such as
EDAG and VEGA develop and manufacture components among
other things.
But traditional vehicle construction also has a long tradition
in Hessen. Thus, locomotives were already being built in
Kassel more than 100 years ago. Today the Canadian company
Bombardier Transportation manufactures rolling stock
here. Companies such as SMA Railway Technology and
ThyssenKrupp are also active in rail technology in Kassel. In
total, around 90 companies in Hessen are actively involved
in vehicle construction. In addition to operations for the rail
industry, the manufacture of ships and boats, bicycles and
motorcycles play a part as well.
“As a successful company in aviation and space technology,
VEGA Deutschland has been firmly rooted in Darmstadt for 30
years. In order to remain successful, we must innovate. Our
location supports our ambitions across the board.”
John Lewis, Managing Director, VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co.
LEADING COMPANIES IN AVIATION AND SPACE TECH-NOLOGY AND THE VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
· Rolls-Royce
· Sell
· EDAG
· Harmonic Drive
· Nord-Micro
· Hübner
· VEGA
· Diehl Aerospace
· Bombardier
· ThyssenKrupp
· Honeywell
· SMA
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
The metropolis of Frankfurt and its banking towers have be-
come the embodiment of the foremost center of fi nance on the
European continent. The fl oor of the German stock exchange,
Deutsche Börse, can be found in the heart of Frankfurt. The
European Central Bank has monitored the European currency
area from here since 1998, and for more than 50 years the
German Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, has set its
guidelines for the German economy from the metropolis on
the Main River. About 300 banks from over 50 countries have
opened in Frankfurt, attracting in their wake other fi nancial
sector players: insurance companies, investment companies,
consultants, auditors, law fi rms and investment analysts
make up a close-knit network of services covering the entire
Rhine Main area for services related to the fi nancial sector.
Around 140,000 people are employed in Hessen’s fi nancial
sector, more than half of those in Frankfurt. Dedicated aca-
demics at such universities and educational institutes as the
“House of Finance” at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Univer-
sity and the “Frankfurt School of Finance and Management”
tend to the further development of the top-caliber younger
generation.
“The financial location Frankfurt is the DZ Bank Group’s junction
for the international financial markets and the customers of
over 1,000 co-operative and agricultural credit unions across
Germany.”
Wolfgang Kirsch, Chairman of the Management Board, DZ Bank AG
THE LARGEST BANKS IN FRANKFURT
· Merrill Lynch
· KfW Bankengruppe
· Mizuho Bank
· BNP-Paribas
· Calyon
· Société Générale
· Deutsche Bank
· Commerzbank
· J. P. Morgan
· Helaba Landesbank
Hessen-Thüringen
· Crédit Suisse
· DZ Bank
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INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
More than 600 gigabytes of electronic data are transmitted
by the Frankfurt internet exchange DE-CIX per second. It is
the world’s second largest data exchange node equivalent
to about 90 percent of all German and more than a third of all
European data traffi c. The Rhine Main area offers a world-class
infrastructure with the DE-CIX, an extremely dense fi ber glass
network, and the UMTS standard HSDPA is available across a
wide area, making the Hessen location extremely attractive for
the information and communications technology sectors: Nearly
10,000 Hessian companies with a workforce of more than 90,000
employees are active in this exemplary industry – Hessen’s most
powerful technology segment by the number of jobs.
The state offers an excellent base for the recruitment of highly
qualifi ed personnel: more than half of the universities in Hessen
provide courses in information and communications.
The high technological and educational standards have been
noticed not just by top representatives in German software
development such as the two companies based in Darmstadt,
Software AG Deutschland and CA Deutschland, or CSC in
Wiesbaden, but also by the technology provider T-Systems in
Frankfurt as well as many foreign investors in information and
communications technology such as Accenture in Kronberg.
“Hessen is especially interesting for Motorola due to its
geographic location in the middle of Germany, the economically
powerful Rhine Main area and the quick access to the Frankfurt
Airport, connecting our international company to the world.”
Ralf Gerbershagen, Chairman of the Management Board, Motorola GmbH
FOREIGN ICT INVESTORS IN HESSEN
USA Cisco Systems, Computer Associates,
IBM, Motorola, Sun Microsystems
Indien Cognizant Technology, i-fl ex solutions,
Infosys Technologies, Wipro Tech-
nologies
Japan Atari, Honda Research Institute,
Nintendo, Sony
Korea Daewoo Electronics Europe, Humax
Digital, Hyundai IT Europe, Samsung
China Atop, Huawei Technologies, Inteco
Frankreich Atos Worldline Processing, Systar
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LOGISTICS
Conveniently situated in the center of Germany and Europe,
Hessen has become an internationally signifi cant transportati-
on hub: the state is distinguished by its fi rst-class air trans-
portation, rail, and road networks.
Logistics is one of the strongest industrial specializations in
Hessen with about 203,000 employees. Frankfurt Airport alone
employees 70,000 people and achieves an annual turnover of
about two million tons of air freight. Frankfurt ranks at the top
among European airports in terms of freight management.
Around 300 logistics companies have settled in the so-called
Cargo City, among them global companies such as DHL World-
wide and Federal Express. By 2012 a research center is to be
completed in the immediate vicinity of the Frankfurt Airport,
closely connecting research and business through the “House
of Logistics & Mobility”.
Northern Hessen has established itself as a location for
distribution logistics. Logistics companies benefi t from the
extremely late “cut off time”: nowhere else can packages be
accepted so late and still have their delivery guaranteed for the
next day to anywhere in Germany. This advantage is utilized by
numerous companies such as DB Schenker, GLS, Amazon, Libri
and Volkswagen.
“The Frankfurt Airport is Lufthansa Cargo’s hub airport, where
international freight converges. The heart of intercontinental air
freight transports beats here. The flows of interna-tional freight
come together here. The heart of intercontinental air freight
transport beats here. Europe’s largest freight airport offers us
excellent conditions: located in the heart of the European conti-
nent, with superb infrastructure, important strategic partners,
and strong industrial companies in the direct vicinity.”
Carsten Spohr, Chief Executive Offi cer, Lufthansa Cargo AG
LEADING LOGISTICS COMPANIES IN HESSEN
· Gefco
· GLS
· GO! General
Overnight
· Hermes
· Kühne+Nagel
· Lufthansa Cargo
· Panalpina
· Rudolph
Logistik Gruppe
· Dachser
· DB Schenker
· DHL
· DPD GeoPost
· DSV Road
· Federal Express
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MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Hessen is a key player on the global market for medical
products: some 900 companies employ around 20,000 people,
among them global companies like B. Braun, Fresenius,
Biotest, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Almo Erzeugnisse
Erwin Busch. Numerous medium-size companies also
contribute to the sector’s success. Their export quota of
around 63 percent shows the strong portion of deliveries to
other countries. A varying corporate landscape has been
established in Hessen, representing all branches of medical
technology. More than half of the turnover comes from
products developed less than two years ago. This makes the
emphasis placed on research clear: the medical engineering
fi eld invests more than twice as much as other fi elds. Every
second company maintains its own development division –
and close connections to universities. For instance to the
Riedberg Campus at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University
in Frankfurt, the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies and
also the Provadis Partners for Education and Consulting.
LEADING COMPANIES OF HESSEN’S MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY
· B. Braun
· Fresenius
· Heraeus
· Sirona
· Siemens
· Biotest
· Almo Erzeugnisse
· BIT Instruments
“Sirona is one of the global market leaders for the manufacture
of equipment and systems for dental practices and dental
laboratories, with sites in 17 countries. Since 1963, we
have developed, produced, and marketed a large part of our
products at our largest site in Bensheim in the Bergstrasse
district. The district pursues an exemplary settlement policy
and continually invests in quality infrastructure.”
Theo Haar, Management Board Member of Sirona and head of the
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ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
Hessian environmental technology companies operate in varied
fi elds, for instance water/waste water, waste material/recy-
cling, renewable energies, air pollution control/noise reduction
as well as energy production and conversion technologies.
About 77,000 experts are currently developing progressive
technologies for an environmentally friendly economy, in a total
of about 2,400 industry companies, engineering fi rms, consul-
ting fi rms, and trade enterprises.
More than 90 percent of environmental technology in Hessen
is comprised of small and medium-sized fi rms. Hessen is also
home to a few global players, whose innovative technological
solutions are developed here and then utilized worldwide. The
state invests like almost no other in the researching of renew-
able energies, relying on the sector’s competent interdisci-
plinary approach. To be competitive in international markets,
companies bank on their highly qualifi ed workforce, internal
company training and advanced education and ten that intense-
ly prepare the next generation of experts for their future tasks
in operations and research.
“Northern Hessen has made a national and international name
for itself in the renewable energies field, through its university,
the Institute for Solar Energy Supply Technology (ISET) or the
competence network Decentralized Energy Technologies (de-
ENet) as well as the multitude of companies in the renewable
energies sector.”
Günther Cramer, Chief Executive Offi cer, SMA Solar Technology AG
LEADING COMPANIES OF HESSEN’S ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY
· Herhof
· ZME
· Passavant-Roediger
· Roediger Vacuum
· SMA
· Wagner & Co.
· EnviroChemie
· Steinhardt
· WISY
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OPTICAL INDUSTRY
The central Hessian city of Wetzlar is one of Germany’s
optical industry centers. Approximately 70 optical companies
are located in and around Wetzlar with about 5,400 employees
and a turnover close to a 4 million fi gure via the development
and manufacture of optical equipment.
In order to boost the region’s innovative power in optics, the
Photonics Center Hessen (PZH - Photonik Zentrum Hessen)
was founded in 2005 in Wetzlar. The center aims to be a
“smithy for ideas and applications laboratory” for the optical
industry. More than a dozen companies develop new products
and processes there, in the areas of optics, optoelectronics,
sensor technology, and precision engineering. A particular
focus is networking, among others with the Hessian
universities such as the University of Kassel. Across the state,
about 180 companies and 20,000 employees are operative
in the optical industry, among them many highly specialized
companies like the laser technology manufacturer Excel
Technology Europe in Darmstadt or Vitronic in Wiesbaden,
a globally leading company in image processing.
“Wetzlar as a location is very important for us, because the
optical cluster Wetzlar, with over 70 well-known optical
companies, has a global reputation for innovative precision
optics ‘made in Germany’.”
Steffan Gold, Head of Precision Optics, Satisloh Group Worldwide,
Location Wetzlar
LEADING COMPANIES OF HESSEN’S OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY
· Carl Zeiss
SportsOptics
· Leica
· Satisloh
· Vitronic
· Vistec
· Oculus
· Bedea
· Merck
· Evonik Röhm
· Pfeiffer Vacuum
· Heraeus
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03 RESEARCH & EDUCATION
Earth Terminal Complex Usingen
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THE BEST PEOPLE – FOR THE BEST IDEAS
Hessen is one of the most important high-tech regions
in Europe. Whether information or communications
technology, environmental technology or biotech-
nology, materials technology or engineering - thanks
to the superb institutions and highly qualifi ed em-
ployees in research and development, Hessen pro-
vides potential investors with an effi cient network
of ideas and know-how for knowledge transfer and
cooperation without limits. High tech clusters have
formed throughout Hessen not only at the interface
to traditional sectors such as the chemical and vehicle
construction industries, but also within the dynamic
service sectors such as the fi nancial and media
industries. The expertise of productive academic
facilities and research centers melds with the idea
potential of entrepreneurs and the willingness of
technology service providers to invest, producing
innovative procedures, products and services.
RESEARCH & EDUCATION
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QUALITY “MADE IN HESSEN”
Innovations frequently stem from highly specialized small and medium-sized companies. Accelerating the innovation
process by transferring specifi c knowledge and technology plays a particularly important role for them, enabling them to
transform good ideas into mature products they can bring to market. Outstanding examples for inventiveness and quality
from Hessen can be found around the world - from Thonet chairs to Leica cameras to the Transrapid, from Riesling to
Selters water to frankfurters. But alongside the well-known brand products, many “Hessen-Champions” are also “Made
in Hessen”, such as the liquid crystals manufactured by the Merck company for LCDs, the medication insulin, or the most
powerful locomotive engines in the world. One thing is absolutely necessary for such innovative products: a superbly
trained workforce.
Hessen’s enormous pool of highly qualifi ed experts is unlike that of any other location. Hessen’s outstanding education
and training system not only helps in sustaining economic growth in the region, it also attracts foreign investors.
The open and modern educational landscape and the close cooperation between business and science attract students
and teachers from around the world to the local educational institutions. Its 18 universities, fi ve Max-Planck-Institutes,
29 technology and entrepreneur centers, and more than 100 scientifi c research institutes give Hessen an unparalleled
wealth of personnel, know-how, ideas and energy. No wonder that a new company is formed in the state every ten minutes.
· that one of the world’s most renowned facilities for fundamental physical research is operated in Hessen?
The GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung) carries
out research on and with ion beam accelerators. The research program of the GSI emphasizes nuclear and atomic
physics. Among its greatest successes is the method developed here for tumor therapy using particle beams.
· that there is a superb facility at the University Clinic in Frankfurt for the acceleration of the development of
innovative medicines? The Center for Medication Research, Development and Safety (Zentrum für Arzneimittel
forschung, -entwicklung und -sicherheit) brings the knowledge from universities, the pharmaceuticals industry
and biotechnology together under one roof.
· that the Geisenheim Research Center, founded in 1872, is one of the oldest research facilities for vine cultivation and
horticulture in the German-speaking world and a global leader in this area?
It carries out application and fundamentals-oriented research in the vine cultivation, horticulture, enology, and
beverage research fi elds.
DID YOU KNOW …
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Whether highly qualifi ed specialists or researchers, young academicians, or promising talents,
administrators, or support staff, Hessen offers an abundance of expert personnel. After all,
Hessen trains more young talent in the disciplines of computer science, engineering and natural
sciences than the national average, an important economic factor for the state. The science
location Hessen offers numerous bilingual or English language courses, providing study and
research opportunities for students from all over the world. The Hessian universities and technical
colleges also maintain close bilateral relationships with partner universities and research
facilities around the globe.
Five educational sites and their universities stand out as exemplary:
THE BEST EMPLOYEES ARE ALREADY HERE
Marburg
The Philipps-University in Marburg has one of the richest traditions among German universities
and is associated with the names of many important scientists. Famous scholars, such as the
fi rst winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine, Emil von Behring, the chemist Robert Bunsen as well
as Karl-Ferdinand Braun, the inventor of the fi rst cathode ray (Braun’s tube), laid the foundation
for today’s scientifi c research disciplines of physics, chemistry and medicine. Other draws of the
university are short courses of study, outstanding research, highly qualifi ed support for the younger
generation, and intensive international relationships.
www.uni-marburg.de
Gießen
In addition to a broad curriculum that includes the classic sciences, legal and business studies, social
and educational studies, and language and cultural studies, the second-largest university in Hessen,
the Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, also offers a range of disciplines that is unique not just in Hessen:
human and veterinary medicine, agricultural science, home economics, and nutritional science.
This constellation enables the one-of-a-kind research focus “Man-Nutrition-Environment”, whereby
individual aspects of the entire food chain are scientifi cally evaluated, from production to consumption.
www.uni-giessen.de
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Prof. Dr. Rainer Moosdorf, Medical Network Hessen
“The healthcare market plays a special part in Hessen. In addition to internationally known pharmaceutical and medical technology
companies, one of the three largest university clinics in Germany, the university clinic Gießen and Marburg, is located in Hessen, providing
maximal medical care in the most modern building structures at the highest level. Furthermore, specialty clinics for cardiovascular
diseases, sports medicine, and in particular highly specialized rehabilitation facilities supplement the available medical care. The close
connection to the international Frankfurt Airport provides yet another attractive factor for patients from other countries.”
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Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt´s Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University is the largest Hessian university and since the
beginning of 2008 the only foundation university in the state with far reaching autonomy. In the
context of a rebuilding and restructuring program that is unique to Europe, the university is being
expanded by the new locations Westend Campus and Riedberg Campus. By the end of 2011, it
will have been converted into one of the most modern educational facilities in all of Germany.
The Goethe-University has earned a solid position among Germany’s ten best research univer-
sities. The “House of Finance” in Frankfurt, a competence center unique in Germany, focuses its
fi nancial research at the most signifi cant European fi nancial sciences location in an interdiscipli-
nary and practice-oriented fashion, reinforcing its international relevance as well.
The university is bundling its natural science departments on the Riedberg Campus, the so-called
“Life Sciences”. The Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), dedicated to the interdisci-
plinary exchange between life sciences and neurosciences, has established itself in the Science
City Frankfurt-Riedberg as have the Max-Planck Institute for Biophysics and the Frankfurt
Biotechnology Innovation Center (FIZ - Frankfurter Innovationszentrum Biotechnologie), which
supports cooperation between the worlds of business and science.
www.uni-frankfurt.de
Kassel
Kassel University sets standards throughout the country for application-oriented research,
especially in its engineering and natural science courses. Scientifi c fi ndings from the universities are
transformed straight into new developments for practical application, especially by medium-sized
companies. Internationally compatible course offerings as well as differentiated and phased degree
courses enabling interdisciplinary collaborations are characteristic of the university’s exceptional
educational profi le.
www.uni-kassel.de
Darmstadt
Darmstadt Technical University is one of the leading universities in Germany. Research and
teaching of natural, technical and engineering sciences at the highest levels occur here in a
practically oriented fashion. Darmstadt’s importance as a scientifi c location is underlined by
the presence of additional world-class research facilities, for instance the three Fraunhofer
Institutes for Structural Durability, Graphic Data Processing and Secure Information Technology,
the European Organization for Meteorological Satellites – EUMETSAT, and ESOC – the European
Space Operations Center.
www.tu-darmstadt.de
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Fachhochschule Fulda
www.fh-fulda.de
Fachhochschule Gießen-Friedberg
www.fh-giessen-friedberg.de
Hochschule RheinMain
www.hs-rm.de
APPLIED RESEARCH IN HESSEN
Selected Research Institutes:
Emil von Behring
Nobel Prize for Medicine
1901
Johann Philipp Reis
Inventor of the fi rst
telephone 1861
Peter Grünberg
Nobel Prize for Physics 2007
Horst Ludwig Störmer
Nobel Prize for Physics 1998
Konrad Zuse
Constructed the precursor to
the computer 1938
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS AND INVENTORS FROM HESSEN:
Hochschule Darmstadt
www.h-da.de
Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main
www.fh-frankfurt.de
Polytechnics:
FIZ Technik e.V.
Fachinformationszentrum Technik e.V,
Frankfurt (Science Information Center)
www.fi z-technik.de
Forschungsanstalt Geisenheim
(Research Center)
www.forschungsanstalt-geisenheim.de
Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum
Senckenberg, Frankfurt (Research Insitute
and Natural History Museum)
www.senckenberg.de
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
(FIAS), Frankfurt
www.fi as.uni-frankfurt.de
Fraunhofer-Institut für Betriebsfestigkeit
und Systemzuverlässigkeit LBF - Fraunhofer
Institute for Structural Durability and
System Reliability, Darmstadt
www.lbf.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer-Institut für Graphische
Datenverarbeitung IGD - Fraunhofer
Institute for Computer Graphics Research,
Darmstadt
www.igd.fraunhofer.de
Center for Financial Studies,
Goethe-University, Frankfurt
www.ifk-cfs.de
Institute for Biomedical Research
Georg-Speyer-Haus, Frankfurt
www.georg-speyer-haus.de
Deutsches Kunststoff-Institut
(DKI - German Plastics Institute),
Darmstadt
www.dki-online.de
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Gerd Binnig
Nobel Prize for Physics 1986
Otto Hahn
Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1944
Hartmut Michel
Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1988
Karl Ferdinand Braun
Inventor of the cathode ray 1897
Fraunhofer-Institut für Sichere
Informationstechnologie SIT - Secure
Information Technology, Darmstadt
www.sit.fraunhofer.de
Frankfurter Goethe-Haus
Freies Deutsches Hochstift, Frankfurt
www.goethehaus-frankfurt.de
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für
Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt
(GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion
Research)
www.gsi.de
Fraunhofer Institut für Windenergie und
Energiesystemtechnik IWES, Kassel
(Institute for Wind Energy System
Technology)
www.iset.uni-kassel.de
Institute for Social Research,
Goethe-University Frankfurt
www.ifs.uni-frankfurt.de
Institute for Law and Finance,
Goethe-University Frankfurt
www.ilf-frankfurt.de
Karl-Winnacker-Institute of
DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt
kwi.dechema.de
Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysik,
Frankfurt (Institute for Biophysics)
www.mpibp-frankfurt.mpg.de
Max-Planck-Institut für europäische
Rechtsgeschichte, Frankfurt (Institute
for the European Legal History)
www.mpier.uni-frankfurt.de
Max-Planck-Institut für Herz- und
Lungenforschung (W.G. Kerckhoff-Institut),
Bad Nauheim (Institute for Heart and
Lung Research)
www.kerckhoff.mpg.de
Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische
Mikrobiologie, Marburg (Institute for
Terrestrial Microbiology)
www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de
Max-Planck-Institut für Hirnforschung,
Frankfurt (Institute for Brain Research)
www.mpih-frankfurt.mpg.de
Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Bundesinstitut
für Impfstoffe und biomedizinische
Arzneimittel, Langen (Federal Institute
for Vaccines and Biological Medicinal
Products)
www.pei.de
Sigmund-Freud-Institute, Research
Institute for Psychoanalysis and its
Applications, Frankfurt
www.sfi -frankfurt.de
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04 TRADE FAIRS & CONVENTIONS
Forum MesseTurm Trade Fair Tower Frankfurt
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MEETING POINT, MARKET PLACE, AND A STRONG MAGNET: HESSEN CAN COMPETE Hessen is the top choice for the organizers of
national and international trade fair and convention
events, both for its central location and its diversity.
Hardly any other region can provide shorter travel
times and quicker connections. The Messe Frankfurt,
one of the world’s leading trade fair companies,
presents more than 100 trade fairs around the world and
is one of the few global players in the trade fair industry.
The foundations for its success are a portfolio of market-
leading events, the third largest fairgrounds in the world,
and a far-reaching international network of subsidiaries,
branches and distribution partners.
TRADE FAIRS & CONVENTIONS
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Achema
World’s largest trade fair for chemical
engineering, environmental protection and
biotechnology.
www.achema.de
Ambiente
The largest consumer goods trade fair in
the world. Most important international
meeting point of the participating industries
Dining, Giving and Living.
www.ambiente.messefrankfurt.com
Automechanika
World’s largest repair shop and spare part
trade fair. Has been one of the most inter-
national trade fairs in the world since its
inception in 1971.
www.automechanika.messefrankfurt.com
Frankfurt Book Fair
The largest book fair in the world and the
brand name for global activities in cultural
matters.
www.book-fair.com
Decorate Life
The most important international consumer
goods trade fair for fall, winter, and
Christmas shopping of the same year.
www.decorate-life.messefrankfurt.com
Heimtextil
For decades the largest international trade
fair for home and contract textiles.
www.heimtextil.messefrankfurt.com
International Motor Show (IAA -
Internationale Automobilausstellung)
With around one million visitors, the most
important mobility trade fare in the world.
www.iaa.de
International Trade Fair for Leather Goods
www.messe-offenbach.de
ISH
World’s leading trade fair for the Bathroom
Experience, Building, Energy,Air-
Conditioning Technology, Renewable
Energies.
www.ish.messefrankfurt.com
Light + Building
Light + Building is the world’s leading trade
fair for the lighting, electro technical and
house and building automation industries.
www.light-building.messefrankfurt.com
Music Trade Fair / Prolight + Sound
The most important global trade fair
platform for the entertainment industry.
www.prolight-sound.com
Paperworld
Leading International Trade Fair for Paper,
Offi ce Supplies and Stationery.
www.paperworld.messefrankfurt.com
IMPORTANT TRADE FAIRS
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At www.tagungsplaner-hessen.de,
interested event planners can receive an
extensive and constantly updated overview
of suitable convention centers and event
locations, like the CongressPark Hanau, the
KongressCenter Bad Homburg, and the Rittal
Arena in Wetzlar, in German, English, and
Chinese language versions.
Event organizers are particularly attracted
to the metropolitan region of Frankfurt
Rhine Main. As a location for conventions
and congresses, Hessen has more
highlights on tap too: cultural cities with
historic architecture, beautiful scenic
regions and modern healing baths with their
own particular fl air. These provide each
event with the proper backdrop.
In addition to several outstanding stars in
the convention heavens – like the Congress
Center Messe Frankfurt, the ESPERANTO
Congress and Cultural Center Fulda, and the
darmstadtium in Darmstadt – Hessen can
offer a bounty of historic congress houses –
like the Kurhaus Wiesbaden and the
Kongress Palais Kassel. Modern congress
and conference hotels round out these fi rst
class offerings.
CONVENTIONS AND CONGRESSES
· that the convention and fi nancial city Frankfurt had about 2.5 million foreign guests stay overnight in 2008? This equals a
proportion of 46 percent of all overnight guests in the Main metropolis.
AIRRAIL CENTER FRANKFURT
DID YOU KNOW …
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KongressCenter im Kurhaus
Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
www.kongress-bad-homburg.de
Dolce Bad Nauheim
www.badnauheim.dolce.com
KURPARK HOTEL Bad Sooden-Allendorf
www.kurpark-hotel-bsa.de
darmstadtium Sciences | Congresses
www.darmstadtium.de
Alte Oper Frankfurt
www.alteoper.de
Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt
www.jahrhunderthalle.de*
Congress Center Messe Frankfurt
www.congressfrankfurt.de
Festhalle Messe Frankfurt
www.congressfrankfurt.de
Forum Messe Frankfurt
www.congressfrankfurt.de
Kempinski Hotel Gravenbruch Frankfurt
www.kempinski-frankfurt.com
Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof
www.frankfurter-hof.steigenberger.de
Hotel ESPERANTO Convention and
Cultural Center Fulda
www.hotel-esperanto.de*
Kongresshalle Gießen
www.shg-giessen.de*
Congress Park Hanau
www.cph-hanau.de
Hessen Hotelpark Hohenroda
www.tagungshotel.as*
Kongress Palais Kassel
www.kongress-palais.de
SeePark Kirchheim
www.seepark-kirchheim.com
Stadthalle Limburg /
Josef-Kohlmaier-Halle
www.stadthalle-limburg.de*
Capitol Theater Offenbach
www.capitol-online.de
Stadthalle Offenbach
www.stadthalle-offenbach.de
Göbel’s Hotel Rodenberg
Rotenburg a.d. Fulda
www.goebels-rodenberg.de
Wartenberg Oval
www.wartenberg-oval.de*
Lufthansa Training & Conference
Center Seeheim
www.lh-seeheim.de
Stadthalle Wetzlar
www.stadthalle-wetzlar.de*
Kurhaus Wiesbaden
www.wiesbaden.de/kurhaus
Rhein-Main-Hallen Wiesbaden
www.rhein-main-hallen.de
Sauerland Stern Hotel Willingen
www.sauerland-stern-hotel.de
Rittal Arena Wetzlar
www.rittal-arena.de*
SELECTED CONVENTION CENTERS
* only in the German language
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Hans-Dieter Brenner, Chief Executive Offi cer, Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen
“Hessen is an extremely attractive business region with great future potential, not just for the Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen
as a European regional bank with an international scope. Our headquarters in Frankfurt am Main anchors us fi rmly in one of Europe’s
strongest growth regions. The fi nancial location Frankfurt has established itself as an international fi nancial center – globally connected
and with hardly beatable advantages in many aspects. For us and for our customers, Hessen is an ideal location and starting point for
global banking and business operations. And last but not least, Hessen is also my home.”
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SILK BED RESTAURANT, COCOON CLUB, FRANKFURT
05 CULTURE & QUALITY OF LIFE
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WHAT A GREAT PLACE TO LIVEHessen is synonymous with quality of life.
Goethestrasse in Frankfurt is one of the top
addresses in Germany, with many shops
offering the fi nest and best brands in the world.
Elegant Wilhelmstrasse in Wiesbaden displays
its exclusiveness and luxuriousness. On the
“antiquities mile”, Taunusstrasse, one can fi nd
mostly antiques, artwork, and design pieces. The
romantic little lanes of the old town tempt with
nostalgia, culinary delicacies and all kinds of
unusual gift articles.
Hessen also has a lot to offer for active recreation.
The outstanding strength of the economy and the
large number of international fi rms make the sport
of golf particularly important in Hessen. A round
of golf is just the thing to relax and unwind between
two business appointments. Hessen now has 53
golf clubs with more than 39,000 members.
The fi rst golf course on German terrain was installed
in Bad Homburg in 1898, and the fi rst golf club
was founded in 1893 in Wiesbaden. The variety
of Hessen’s natural beauty can be discovered
by guests everywhere they turn. Nature can be
impressively experienced not only by car, but by
foot – approx. 40,000 km marked hiking routes – or
even from the air. The offerings for recreational and
athletic activities are extremely diverse. Particularly
popular and well-known beyond Hessen’s borders
are the splendid river hiking trails, as well as
Hessen’s 2,200 km of well developed long-distance
cycling routes. In addition to the nine long-distance
cycling routes, numerous mountain bike trails of
varying diffi culty offer extraordinary experiences
for cycling enthusiasts. Coupled with hearty Hessian
hospitality, your unique recreational enjoyment is
a given.
CULTURE & QUALITY OF LIFE
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LORSCH MONASTERY
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Hessen has much more to offer than just
business! Hessen offers pure zest for life
and a superb quality of life: warm-hearted
people, idyllic nature, romantic villages,
traditional folk festivals, a plethora of
culture, historic vineyards, recuperative
spas and thousands of other ways of
experiencing, discovering, enjoying and
relaxing - Hessen is all of these. In other
words: You may come to Hessen to work.
But you stay here to enjoy life!
From the skyscrapers of Frankfurt City it’s
only a stone’s throw to the countryside.
Less than a quarter of an hour after leaving
Frankfurt to the northwest, you can take
a deep breath of the famous air in the
Taunus Mountains. In addition to the spa
and casino city Bad Homburg, the outdoor
museum Hessenpark and the Saalburg, the
only reconstructed Roman fortress in the
world, entice visitors.
Just a few kilometers to the west is
the Rheingau, one of the most beautiful
vineyard regions in Germany. This area,
stretching along the banks of the River
Rhine and extremely popular among
both history and wine enthusiasts, is the
gateway to the UNESCO World Cultural
Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
This is where the Spätlese late harvest was
invented, and places such as Rüdesheim,
Johannisberg Castle and the Eberbach
Monastery are just a few prominent
examples for the wine and cultural charms
of this region.
Similarly part of the UNESCO World
Cultural Heritage List are the Messel
Pit, as an absolutely unique fossil site,
the south Hessian Lorsch Monastery,
as an impressive witness of Carolingian
architectural craftsmanship, and the
Limes Frontier of the Roman Empire, as an
important archeological monument. But
there are also outstanding architectural
monuments from later periods, for instance
from the Baroque in Kassel and Fulda, from
the Art Nouveau period in Darmstadt and
Bad Nauheim, as well as from Historicism in
the Hessian state capital Wiesbaden.
In addition to the four UNESCO World
Cultural Heritage Sites, Hessen also has
an “enchanting” UNESCO World Memory
Register Site: the personal copies of the
Children’s and Household Tales by the
Brothers Grimm in Kassel. Along with
the Luther Bible, this is German cultural
history’s most famous book. The fairy tale
collections can be marveled at in the Kassel
Grimm Museum.
* only in the German language
Upper Middle Rhine Valley Messel Pit Saalburg Roman Fortress
UNESCO WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE IN HESSEN
www.saalburgmuseum.dewww.welterbe-mittelrheintal.dewww.grube-messel.de *www.kloster-lorsch.de *
CULTURAL HISTORY WHEREVER YOU ARE
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WESTHAFEN FRANKFURT
A journey through Hessen is like time travelling
through architectural periods. From medieval
fortress complexes to postmodern industrial
architecture, you can fi nd contemporary witnesses
of global signifi cance. Idyllic timber-framed houses
provide a backdrop for many of Hessen’s cities
and towns. Clerical strongholds such as Fulda and
Limburg erected imposing churches and domes.
Many monastery complexes are still active, and
bear witness to their great infl uence on political,
cultural, and social developments in Hessen’s
regions. Numerous castles whisk you away to the
world view and lifestyle of landgraves and princes.
Lovers of contemporary architecture will also fi nd
examples of buildings in Hessen that will enter
architectural history – and not just in the major
metropolitan city of Frankfurt. Shopping malls,
museum structures and factory buildings are the
new challenges for internationally known architects.
TRADITIONAL & MODERN
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Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
A unique ensemble of Art Nouveau architectural
and art history.
www.darmstadt.de
Limburg Dome
The nearly 800 year old Limburg Dome is
counted today amongst the most perfect
creations of late Romanesque architecture,
melded to Early Gothic elements.
www.limburgerdom.de*
Eberbach Monastery
The former Cistercian monastery is
one of the most important medieval
structures in Hessen, with a 900 year
history.
www.klostereberbach.de
Kassel – Wilhelmshöhe Castle and Park
Europe’s largest mountain park is
unique in the history of European
landscape gardening. It is part
of the Hessen Kassel museum
landscape - an ensemble made up
of historical collections and castles,
a unique cultural monument and a
Gesamtkunstwerk.
www.museum-kassel.de*
Museum for Applied Art Frankfurt
This architecturally exceptional building was
designed by the New York architect Richard
Meier. The new construction was integrated
into the grounds of the classicistic Villa
Metzler, and is one of the highlights of the
Frankfurt Museum Embankment.
www.angewandtekunst-frankfurt.de*
Breuberg Castle in the Odenwald region is
among the largest and best preserved castles
in the entire southern German region, with a
history stretching back more than 850 years.
www.burg-breuberg.de*
* only in the German language
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Hessen’s cultural institutions are made up
of regional museums, orchestras, theaters
and exhibition spaces. Events such as the
Rheingau Music Festival, the presentation
of the Georg Büchner Prize in Darmstadt
and the Peace Prize of the German Book
Trade in Frankfurt receive international
attention.
Everyday culture, art, dance, theater, muse-
ums, concerts, history …
Hessen’s cultural life is rich with internati-
onally renowned highlights as well as those
still worth discovering. Documentary and
experimental works, festivals which draw
international audiences, and its living history
challenge and promote minds and spirits.
BRAUNFELS CASTLE
· that the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt is the largest museum of natural history in Germany? Its subject is today’s variety
of living beings and their development as well as the transformation of our earth across the millennia. New research results
from the fi elds of biology, paleontology, and geology are presented.
· that 677,400 fruit trees grow in Hessen? 544,000 or 80 percent of these are apple trees. Hessians consume an average of ten
liters of apple wine per person a year, amounting to 70 percent of apple wine produced in Germany.
DID YOU KNOW …
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Rheingau Music Festival
with its 120,000 visitors is among the
leading music festivals in Europe. Castles
and vineyards with rich traditions and
architecturally charming churches in the
incomparable atmosphere of the Rheingau
set a unique stage for the approximately
150 high quality events featuring artists of
international standing.
www.rheingau-musikfestival.de
Bad Hersfeld Festival
High quality theater and concert perfor-
mances take place in the imposing monas-
tery ruins, which are over 1000 years old,
delighting more than 100,000 visitors from
around the world every year.
www.bad-hersfeld.de
Deutsches Jazzfestival
Renommiertestes und ältestes
Jazzfestival Deutschlands.
www.jazzfestival.hr-online.de
documenta
documenta is the most important
exhibit of contemporary art in the world,
receiving the most worldwide attention
and taking place every fi ve years in
Kassel.
www.documenta.de
Museum Embankment (Festival) Frankfurt
The Frankfurt Museum Embankment is one
of the most important museum locations in
Germany and Europe with its13 museums.
The Museum Embankment Festival is a
special event each summer, taking place
among Europe’s largest cultural festivals.
www.frankfurt.de
www.frankfurt-tourismus.de
Weilburg Castle Concerts
Musical offerings of the highest level,
under the patronage of His Royal Highness
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and
Duke of Nassau.
www.weilburg.de
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THE NUMBER 1 SPA STATEWith around 30 healing springs and spa lo-
cations, Hessen is among the German states
with the most extensive experience in spa
treatments. The tradition for care and rela-
xation for body and soul is practically unique
in Germany. As far back as the Romans, the
healing power of hot springs has been appre-
ciated, e.g. in Bad Vilbel or Wiesbaden with
its 26 sodium-chloride springs (up to 67 °C).
From the bubbly spa operations in the
“strongholds” to the quiet personal atmo-
sphere in the smaller spa locations, an all-
round feeling of wellbeing is fostered for
guests. Lots of facilities and services to make
bodies and souls fi t are available for daily vi-
sitors as well. Splendid spa parks and hiking
trails and numerous leisure activities ensure
variety across the board.
· that 27 percent of overnight stays are booked for
Hessian healing springs? Health tourism is the
travel market with the greatest forecast for growth
potential.
· that the spa state of Hessen can point to a new
highlight with the art nouveau spa in Darmstadt?
The spa, which opened in 2008, offers diverse
wellness packages in an impressive art nouveau
ambiance.
DID YOU KNOW …
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Sol Spessart Therme – Bad Soden-
Salmünster
www.badsoden-salmuenster.de*
Kur-Royal / Taunus Therme –
Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
www.kur-royal.de
www.taunus-therme.de
WerratalTherme – Bad Sooden-
Allendorf
www.werrataltherme.com*
Kurhessen Therme –
Kassel-Bad Wilhelmshöhe
www.kurhessen-therme.de*
Kurbad Königstein
www.kurbad-koenigstein.de*
Aukammtal – Wiesbaden
www.wiesbaden.de
WHOLE-HEARTEDLY RECOMMENDED:OUR THERMAL BATHS
Kaiser-Friedrich-Therme –
Wiesbaden
www.wiesbaden.de
Kristall Weserbergland-Therme –
Bad Karlshafen
www.kristall-weserbergland-therme.de*
Lagunen-Erlebnisbad – Willingen
www.lagunenerlebnisbad.de*
Arobella – Bad Arolsen
www.arobella.de*
Odenwald-Therme – Bad König
www.badkoenig.net*
Jugendstilbad Darmstadt
www.jugendstilbad.de*
Rhein-Main-Therme – Hofheim
am Taunus
www.rhein-main-therme.de*
* only in the German language
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Hessen’s culinary specialties are unsurmoun-
table! Many regional favorites are very popular
with overseas guests as well, for instance
Frankfurt’s “Green Sauce”, or the north hessian
“Ahle Wurst”.
In addition to famous Hessen specialties which
are sought after the world over, including Frank-
furter sausages and the “national beverage”
apple wine (“Ebbelvoi” in the Hessian dialect),
Hessen has also become a haven of gourmet
culture. Excellent top-level creations are
presented by the two Hessian vineyard regions
Rheingau and Hessian Bergstrasse. Frankfurt
houses some of the top venues for international
gourmet cuisine, and chefs in the Odenwald,
HESSEN, LAND OF MILK AND HONEY
Rheingau and Rhön regions have already earned
themselves a prestigious Michelin star for their
regional specialties. Bernd Siefert, the most
innovative confectioner in the world, is at home
in the Hessian Odenwald region. His delicacies
have won numerous World Cup victories, six
German Championships in a row, around 30
gold medals and countless other awards, and
he supplies fi ne food establishments and luxury
restaurants around the world. Accolades inclu-
de: the annual Rheingau Gourmet Festival with
its gala dinners, exclusive chef demonstrations,
and exquisite culinary treats is the best place to
taste and enjoy what Hessen has to offer.
VOLLRADS CASTLE, RHEINGAU
· that the gourmet restaurant Amador in Langen has three Michelin stars?
17 additional top restaurants in Hessen have cooked up a Michelin star rating.
· that the Silk Bed Restaurant in the Cocoon Club was awarded 18 Gault Millau points?
DID YOU KNOW …
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Prof. Dr. h.c. Ludwig Georg Braun, Chief Executive Offi cer, B.Braun Melsungen AG
“The northern Hessen region, where my family has been rooted for generations and to which I am correspondingly attached, is ideal for the fl ow of
goods due to its geographic location near the Autobahn hub. B. Braun has repeatedly made the decision for this location, and invested in modern
manufacturing facilities and research laboratories as a globally active company in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. At the moment we
are implementing an investment program which has already created or will create new manufacturing and logistics capacities in Hessen for
approximately 360 million Euros. Because we are convinced: there are lots of good reasons for Hessen.”
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Ironman Germany
After Hawaii, the most important triathlon
competition in the world.
www.ironman.de
World Cup Ski Jumping in Willingen
The chase for points and a party atmosphere: the
world’s elite ski jumpers come together on the
Mühlenkopfschanze ski slope in Willingen.
www.willingen.de*
Commerzbank-Arena
Match venue for the Federal Soccer League member
team Eintracht Frankfurt. Event location for major sport
happenings, concerts, festivals and business events.
www.commerzbank-arena.com
Rittal Arena Wetzlar
Match venue for the Federal Soccer League member
team Eintracht Frankfurt. Event location for major sport
happenings, concerts, festivals and business events.
www.rittal-arena.de*
Hessenpark
Hessenpark is the state of Hessen’s open air museum.
A fascinating 360 degree view of 400 years of rural
life in Hessen - from originally furnished homes to
demonstrations of antique craftsman and agricultural
techniques to a multitude of varying events.
www.hessenpark.de
TOP ATHLETIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS
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JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge
Corporate run of 5.6 km held globally, in Germany
taking place in Frankfurt am Main. The Frankfurt
competition, with its 70,000 starters, has the
highest number of competitors of all major cities
worldwide.
www.jpmccc.com*
Tigerpalast
Germany’s leading Varieté Theater in the heart of
Frankfurt, with the best artists from all over the
world, a bistro and a gourmet restaurant which
has been awarded a star for its culinary artistry.
www.tigerpalast.de
International Whitsun Equestrian
Tournament Wiesbaden
High performance sports, an elegant sheen - and
tons of entertainment. The International Whitsun
Equestrian Tournament in the Biebrich Castle
Park bring the world’s elite riders together to test
their prowess.
www.pfi ngstturnier.org*
* only in the German language
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06 PRO BUSINESS SERVICE
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HESSEN – SYSTEMATICALLY UNBUREAUCRATIC
In Hessen we know that the welfare of the state
and its citizens depends upon how well its economy
develops. Therefore, Hessen is opening its doors
and gates to entrepreneurs. You benefi t from
Hessen’s willingness to say yes: yes to daring
business ideas, yes to courageous construction
projects, yes to creative fi nancing models, yes to
everything that promotes speedy, smooth business
operations. Hessen has already eliminated half of the
legal regulations and administrative requirements in
the Economic Ministry’s purview and has ensured
that Hessen has the country’s shortest approval
processes for Federal emission standards and gene
technology. All this saves companies a lot of time and
administrative effort. In implementing e-government
services, Hessen has played a leading role: the single
central platform www.hessen-egovernment.de for
all agencies helps citizens and companies alike to
process all necessary administrative transactions
quickly and smoothly.
The website www.hessen-sites.com is a valuable
tool for new companies and investors to fi nd up-
to-date listings of available commercial space and
realestate and detailed information on Hessian cities
PRO BUSINESS SERVICE
and communities, regional economic assistance
programs, or technology and entrepreneur centers.
With its business location services, Hessen
Agentur provides foreign and domestic companies
with competent assistance in fi nding suitable
commercial space and real estate.
Whether you are planning to set up your company
in Hessen or you wish to transfer or expand your
business, we will provide specifi c advice and
support from our specialist team members. We
will develop tailor-made solutions meeting your
project requirements – ranging from identifying
available sites and properties to specifi c, detailed
location profi les and industry information. You will
be advised and assisted effi ciently, from your fi rst
inquiry through the establishment of your company –
Hessen Agentur will open doors for you, ensuring
fast implementation of your investment projects.
Theexperts atthe Hessian Ministry of Economics
and its subsidiary, Hessen Agentur, will help you in
all business and administrative mattersto ensure
you can settle in easily and feel at home quickly. We
invite you to view www.invest-in-hessen.com.
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Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring 75
65185 Wiesbaden
phone: +49 (0) 611 815 - 0
Fax: +49 (0) 611 815 - 22 27
For more detailed information, please contact the following institutions
Regional Business Development:
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SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC DATA
· State Capital Wiesbaden
· 21.115 km² Area
· 40,1% of surface area is forest area
· 3 government districts – Darmstadt, Giessen and Kassel
· 26 independent cities and counties
· 426 townships
· 6.069.386 inhabitants
· 287 inhabitants per km²
· 670.000 inhabitants in Hessen’s largest city, Frankfurt am Main
· 221 billion Euros gross domestic product
· 36.380 Euros per-capita GDP
· 3.128.000 employed persons
Messe Frankfurt
· 578.000 m² area, third largest trade fair ground in the world
· 102 trade fairs worldwide
· 2,56 million exhibition visitors
· 67.400 exhibitors
Cargo Airport Frankfurt
· 485.783 aircraft movements
· 53.472.915 passengers
· 2.133.302 tons of cargo
Hessen is bordered by:
· Lower Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg,
Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia
Sources:Hessian State Of ce of StatisticsFederal Labor Of ceDeutsche BundesbankMesse FrankfurtFraport AGCurrent as of 2008
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Europa
Europäische Union
Deutschland
Hessen
The State of Hessen has made optimal use of its cen-
tral location in the middle of Germany, and has built
up a transportation infrastructure that is unparalleled
in Europe.
Europe’s many strategic advantages start with
Frankfurt Airport. With about 2 million tons of cargo
and 53.5 million passengers a year, it is one of the
world’s leading intermodal transportation hubs,
located directly in the middle of Europe with excellent
connections worldwide. Every important destination
can be reached multiple times per day: over 317 fl ight
destinations in 105 countries, 4,600 direct global
connections a week, and a hub for 130 airlines. These
numbers result in Germany’s largest airport being
ranked in the top ten most important global airports
for freight turnover and passenger fl ights.
Frankfurt Airport is the only major airport with a long
distance train station providing direct connections
to the Intercity Express high-speed rail system and
the European Rapid Rail Transport system. Located in
the immediate vicinity of the airport is the crossroads
for all trans-European north-south and east-west
connections: the Autobahn interchange Frankfurt –
Germany’s most traveled stretch of the Autobahn.
Just as impressive are the statistics regarding
Frankfurt’s main railroad station. With 350,000
passengers per day, it is the largest train station on
the continent with the highest number of passengers.
From here, the Intercity Express trains can reach
most economic centers in Germany and Europe within
just a few hours.
The largest airport and the most frequented railroad
station in continental Europe – seamlessly integrated
air and rail connections - a central location at the
crossroads of the most important Autobahn connec-
tions in Germany: convincing reasons to choose the
business location Hessen.
HESSEN – GERMANY‘S MOST INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REGION
Hessen assumes a central position in Germany and Europe, both geogra-
phically and economically. It has the strongest economy of and the highest
labor productivity making it the leading German federal state with a gross
domestic product by workforce number of around 70,600 Euros. Hessen’s
economic heart beats in the Rhine Main area, where over 70 percent of
gross value creation is generated. The service sector constitutes the majo-
rity of this with over 75 percent. As a hub for transportation, a convention
location, and a fi nancial center, Frankfurt is one of the top ten leading
economic regions worldwide. Hessen is also a leading international eco-
nomic region, with a high quality of life. People from more than 190 nations
contribute to its cultural variety, cosmopolitan outlook, and vibrant day to
day living and shared activities in education, at work and at play.
SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC DATA
· State Capital Wiesbaden
· 21.115 km² Area
· 40,1% of surface area is forest area
· 3 government districts – Darmstadt, Giessen and Kassel
· 26 independent cities and counties
· 426 townships
· 6.069.386 inhabitants
· 287 inhabitants per km²
· 670.000 inhabitants in Hessen’s largest city, Frankfurt am Main
· 221 billion Euros gross domestic product
· 36.380 Euros per-capita GDP
· 3.128.000 employed persons
Messe Frankfurt
· 578.000 m² area, third largest trade fair ground in the world
· 102 trade fairs worldwide
· 2,56 million exhibition visitors
· 67.400 exhibitors
Cargo Airport Frankfurt
· 485.783 aircraft movements
· 53.472.915 passengers
· 2.133.302 tons of cargo
Hessen is bordered by:
· Lower Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg,
Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia
Sources:Hessian State Offi ce of StatisticsFederal Labor Offi ceDeutsche BundesbankMesse FrankfurtFraport AGCurrent as of 2008
Central location for successful business relationships
GOOD NEIGHBORS!
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Visions, ideas and dreams come in different sizes, but putting them into practice is great in any case. To promote your success FrankfurtRhineMain offers a fi rst-rate infrastructure right in the heart of Europe. Whether it’s road, rail, water, air or state of the art data highway – our means of transportation in FrankfurtRhineMain are as diverse as your objectives may be, but they share one destination: your success.
Discover how to make the most of your business. Join the network of FrankfurtRhineMain.
Discover our unique ways to make your visions come true.
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www.central-hesse.com
Hesse’s Campus*
*Central Hessian Special Expertise: Creating Added Value for Central Hesse
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Philipps University Marburg, Giessen-Friedberg University of Applied Sciences – Three Central Hessian universities and Germany’s highest density of university students.
The Region of Central Hesse: Hesse’s No. 1 Industrial Location!
Functional cooperation of business and higher education: 53% of Hesse’s licensed patents come from the Region of Central Hesse.
Ordered today, delivered tomorrow! Germany’s top logistics hub provides great benefits for global players.
Delivery within one night, satisfy customers on time.
Nordhessen is the fast track!
A region: just in time ....
www.regionnordhessen.de
There are regions
behind the times.
And there is Nordhessen.
Hessian Ministry of Economics, TransportUrban and Regional Development
GOOD REASONS FOR HESSENTHE INTERNATIONAL LOCATION IN THE CENTER OF EUROPE
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consell.de
www.frm-united.com
Visions, ideas and dreams come in different sizes, but putting them into practice is great in any case. To promote your success FrankfurtRhineMain offers a fi rst-rate infrastructure right in the heart of Europe. Whether it’s road, rail, water, air or state of the art data highway – our means of transportation in FrankfurtRhineMain are as diverse as your objectives may be, but they share one destination: your success.
Discover how to make the most of your business. Join the network of FrankfurtRhineMain.
Discover our unique ways to make your visions come true.
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www.central-hesse.com
Hesse’s Campus*
*Central Hessian Special Expertise: Creating Added Value for Central Hesse
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Philipps University Marburg, Giessen-Friedberg University of Applied Sciences – Three Central Hessian universities and Germany’s highest density of university students.
The Region of Central Hesse: Hesse’s No. 1 Industrial Location!
Functional cooperation of business and higher education: 53% of Hesse’s licensed patents come from the Region of Central Hesse.
Ordered today, delivered tomorrow! Germany’s top logistics hub provides great benefits for global players.
Delivery within one night, satisfy customers on time.
Nordhessen is the fast track!
A region: just in time ....
www.regionnordhessen.de
There are regions
behind the times.
And there is Nordhessen.
Hessian Ministry of Economics, TransportUrban and Regional Development
GOOD REASONS FOR HESSENTHE INTERNATIONAL LOCATION IN THE CENTER OF EUROPE
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