The German Province of Hesse is a 5-letter word and is located in the west-central part of the country. It is bordered by the states of Lower Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, and Rhineland-Palatinate. The German Province of BREMEN is a 6-letter word and is located in the northwest of the country. It is bordered by the states of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. Both provinces are part of the federal republic of Germany.