Kassel

Kassel
Kassel
City
	Kassel Hercules at Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe Wilhelmshöhe Palace Fridericianum St Martin's Church
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Kassel
	Kassel Kassel
	Coordinates: 51°18′57″N 9°29′52″E / 51.3158°N 9.4979°E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Urban district
Government
• Lord mayor (2023–29)	Sven Schoeller (Greens)
Area
• City	107 km2 (41 sq mi)
Elevation	167 m (548 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• City	197,065
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
• Metro	450,000
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	34001–34134
Dialling codes	0561
Vehicle registration	KS
Website	www.kassel.de
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Type	Cultural
Criteria	(iii)(vi)
Designated	2013
Reference no.	https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1413

Kassel (German pronunciation: [ˈkasl̩] ^ⓘ; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926^[3]) is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, in central Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the district of the same name, and had 201,048 inhabitants in December 2020. The former capital of the state of Hesse-Kassel, it has many palaces and parks, including the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kassel is also known for the documenta exhibitions of contemporary art. Kassel has a public university with 25,000 students (2018) and a multicultural population (39% of the citizens in 2017 had a migration background).

^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. Archived from the original (XLS) on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2023] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
^ "Von Cassel zu Kassel". kassel.de: Der offizielle Internetauftritt der Stadt Kassel (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[mayor-1] "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. Archived from the original (XLS) on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[2] "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2023] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.

[3] "Von Cassel zu Kassel". kassel.de: Der offizielle Internetauftritt der Stadt Kassel (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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