This is the 1180th most frequent German word.
hessen
"Hessen" is the name of a federal state in Germany.
Here, 'Hessen' is used as a proper noun and refers to the federal state Hesse in Germany.
Ich komme aus Hessen.
I come from Hesse.
In this sentence, 'Hessen' again is used as a geographical location name.
In Hessen gibt es viele schöne Wälder.
In Hesse, there are many beautiful forests.
Here, 'Hessen' refers to the people of Hesse, using its derivative form 'Hessians' for clarity in English.