▁lying ▁mainly ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁state ▁of ▁H esse , ▁but ▁also ▁extending ▁a ▁little ▁way ▁into ▁Lower ▁Sax ony ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁Th uring ia ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁Bav aria ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁The ▁region ▁is ▁sand wich ed ▁between ▁the ▁West ▁H esse ▁De pression ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁the ▁Wes er ▁U pl ands ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁the ▁Th uring ian ▁Bas in ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast , ▁the ▁north western ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Th uring ian ▁Forest ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁the ▁Sp ess art ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁the ▁W etter au ▁to ▁the ▁south west . ▁ ▁The ▁East ▁H esse ▁High lands ▁forms ▁a ▁natural ▁region ▁( no . ▁ 3 5 ▁or ▁D 4 7 ) ▁and ▁is ▁both ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Central ▁U pl ands ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Rh ine - W es er ▁waters hed . ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁Vog els berg - Me iß ner ▁A xis , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁H ess ian ▁Central ▁U pl ands , ▁the ▁East ▁H esse ▁De pression ▁and ▁the ▁Rh ön . ▁ ▁The ▁West ▁and ▁East ▁H esse ▁High lands ▁together ▁form ▁the ▁H esse ▁High lands ▁and ▁correspond ▁to ▁the ▁ge ological ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁H esse ▁De pression ▁in ▁its ▁wider ▁sense , ▁because ▁ge olog ically ▁recent ▁layers ▁of ▁Ze ch stein ▁and ▁B unter ▁sand stone , ▁and ▁in ▁places ▁even ▁younger ▁Mus ch el k alk ▁rocks , ▁from ▁the