Leben in Deutschland Test — Hesse
Free practice for the German citizenship test, with the 10 BAMF state-specific questions for Hesse.
What's specific to Hesse
Each Bundesland has a 10-question pool of state-specific questions about its parliament, capital, geography, and government. When you take the mock test, 3 of the 33 questions are randomly drawn from Hesse's pool — the same as the real BAMF Einbürgerungstest. The 30 general questions you'll see are the same across Germany.
Hesse lies in central Germany; its capital is Wiesbaden, not Frankfurt am Main, the state's largest city. The state parliament is the Hessischer Landtag, elected for 5 years, and the head of government has the title "Ministerpräsident" ("Ministerpräsidentin" for a woman). In the official test, 3 of the 33 questions are about Hesse; they are drawn from the BAMF's pool of 10 questions for this state.
Quick facts about Hesse
- Capital
- Wiesbaden
- Population
- 6,278,594
- Area
- 21,116 km²
Frequently asked questions about the Einbürgerungstest in Hesse
How many questions about Hesse are in the test?
Three. The test has 33 questions: 30 from the 300 general questions and 3 from the 10 questions for the state where you have your main registered address (Erstwohnsitz). For naturalisation you need at least 17 correct answers; at the end of the integration course, 15 are enough to pass the "Leben in Deutschland" test.
What do the questions about Hesse ask?
All 16 states have the same ten kinds of question. For Hesse they cover the coat of arms and the colours of the flag, a rural district (Landkreis), how many years the parliament is elected for, the minimum voting age, where to find information on politics, the capital (Wiesbaden), the state's position on the map, the title of the head of government and which minister the state does not have.
Where can I take the test in Hesse?
At a test centre approved by the BAMF (Prüfstelle). Your naturalisation authority (Einbürgerungsbehörde) tells you which test centres are near you, and you register with the centre directly. The test costs 25 euros.