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Kassel
Kassel | |
|---|---|
 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[1] (Greens) |
| Area | |
• City | 107 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• City | 204,202 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/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 |
| 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" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ "Von Cassel zu Kassel". kassel.de: Der offizielle Internetauftritt der Stadt Kassel (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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