Hey, I gathered 4 fully Hessian gedmatch kits (checked Gedcom). 2 were collected by Peterski and I just found 2 more. Don't know is it sufficient for average but they are interestingly very homogenous and very southern.
3 kits are from southern part of Hessen and one is from NE Hesse (Hessen2), but even this NE Hessian is not different from others and in south German range. Even though I'd say Fulda is more east-central than NE like wiki classifies it.
I am suprised how Hesse seem to be full blown SW German state genetically, at least based on those.
Origin of each sample:Code:Hessen1,40.99,22.79,16.37,6.72,9.37,0.9,1.84,0,0.02,0.28,0.72,0,0
Hessen2,41.92,26.21,14.96,8.9,5.73,0.87,0,0.9,0,0,0.45,0.05,0
Hessen3,43.69,22.35,14.83,4.48,10.49,1.78,0,0.69,0,0.86,0.22,0,0.6
Hessen4,42.37,23.27,14.85,6.85,9.38,1.08,0.55,0,0.31,0.57,0.65,0,0.11
Hessen1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Hessen2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulda_(district)
Hessen3: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordheim_(Biblis)
Hessen4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B...kfurt_am_Main)
Distance to: Hessen1
1.89319835 FRA_Alsace
2.61229784 Swiss_German2
2.75514065 Swiss_German
3.02279672 Pennsylvania_Dutch
3.77874318 FRA_Belgica
4.94240832 German_West
5.65729617 Afrikaner
5.69528753 Swiss_French
6.51239587 German
6.76220378 Dutch_South
6.81705948 FRA_Central
8.43592911 Austrian
9.24326241 FRA_Armorica
9.42076961 French
9.99769974 IT_Aosta_Valley
10.12470740 English_Southeast
10.55885410 English_Midlands
10.70648402 Dutch
11.02400109 English
11.07543679 North_German
11.21762453 English_Southwest
11.59832747 Dutch_Central
11.88699710 English_North
12.09035153 Welsh
12.47236545 Dutch_North
Distance to: Hessen2
3.55825800 German
4.38621705 German_West
6.25047998 FRA_Alsace
6.43975931 Afrikaner
6.50632769 Dutch_South
6.83318374 Austrian
7.37181796 Swiss_German
7.47509197 FRA_Belgica
7.51900259 Swiss_German2
7.67891919 North_German
7.90926040 Pennsylvania_Dutch
8.57852551 Dutch
8.72810403 English_Southeast
8.73911895 FRA_Armorica
9.12440135 English_Midlands
9.33498259 Dutch_Central
9.48478255 English
9.67301401 Dutch_North
9.98115224 English_Southwest
9.99163650 Swiss_French
10.03807751 English_North
10.12910657 German_East
10.31150329 Welsh
11.23934162 Orcadian
11.37271296 FRA_Central
Distance to: Hessen3
3.89389265 Pennsylvania_Dutch
4.09353148 FRA_Belgica
4.33775287 FRA_Alsace
4.61625389 Swiss_German2
4.72460580 German_West
4.87435124 Swiss_German
5.32540139 Afrikaner
5.46094314 Dutch_South
7.25117921 FRA_Central
7.32648620 German
8.05646324 FRA_Armorica
8.55209916 Swiss_French
8.75049713 English_Southeast
9.07869484 English_Midlands
9.10908887 Dutch
9.54963350 English
9.71657347 English_Southwest
9.84126008 French
9.91662745 Dutch_Central
10.36477689 North_German
10.41862755 English_North
10.64259367 Austrian
10.77790796 Welsh
11.00636180 Dutch_North
11.55045887 IT_Aosta_Valley
Distance to: Hessen4
2.83487213 FRA_Alsace
3.15862312 German_West
3.65009589 Swiss_German2
3.74160393 Pennsylvania_Dutch
3.80816229 Swiss_German
3.97373879 FRA_Belgica
4.90174459 Afrikaner
5.37136854 German
5.41545012 Dutch_South
7.37354731 Swiss_French
7.89395972 FRA_Central
8.19027472 FRA_Armorica
8.51746441 Austrian
8.69678101 English_Southeast
9.06352580 Dutch
9.13009858 English_Midlands
9.37894450 North_German
9.59693180 English
9.91005550 English_Southwest
9.93237635 Dutch_Central
10.42676364 English_North
10.58025520 French
10.72369806 Welsh
10.78402522 Dutch_North
11.47801812 IT_Aosta_Valley

