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Hesse-Nassau
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A province in the SW. of Germany, between the Rhine on the W. and Bavaria and Saxony on the E.; was formed in 1868 out of the electorate of Hesse-Cassel, duchy of Nassau, &c.; the country is hilly, abounds in minerals, which are extensively worked, but agriculture and cattle-rearing are the chief industries; the medicinal springs of Homburg, Wiesbaden, &c., are celebrated; Cassel is noted for its gold and silver ware; damasks and other textiles are produced at Fulda, and at Hanau are flourishing iron-works; Marburg has a fine university.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hesse-Nassau'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/hesse-nassau.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hesse-Nassau'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/hesse-nassau.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
