Kassel

Kassel is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of , , located in the north of the state. It was created in 1866 when Prussia annexed the Electorate of Hesse, forming part of the new Province of Hesse-Nassau.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Schwalm-Eder-Kreis and Wabern station.

Public building
is a Kreis in the north of , . Neighbouring districts are , Werra-Meißner, , , , and . is situated 5 km south of Kassel.

Railway station
Wabern is a railway station in the , in the German state of . It is on the Main to Weser railway from to . The station is a stop for ICE trains with connections towards and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borken and Kalbsburg.

Town
is a small town with about 13,000 inhabitants in the in northern , . The town is a former centre for brown coal mining and coal-fired electrical generation in Hesse. is situated 9 km southwest of Kassel.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 9 km west of Kassel.

Kassel

Latitude
51.0833° or 51° 5′ north
Longitude
9.4° or 9° 24′ east
Population
1,200,000
Elevation
312 metres (1,024 feet)
Open location code
9F3F3CM2+82
Geo­Names ID
2892513
Wiki­data ID
Q7928
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Kassel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: حكومة منطقة كاسل
  • Armenian: Կասելի ադմինիստրատիվ օկրուգ
  • Asturian: Rexón de Kassel
  • Azerbaijani: Kassel (inzibati dairə)
  • Azerbaijani: Kassel inzibati dairəsi
  • Azerbaijani: Kassel
  • Basque: Kassel gobernu-eskualde
  • Basque: Kassel
  • Belarusian: адміністрацыйная акруга Касель
  • Belarusian: Адміністрацыйная акруга Касель
  • Belarusian: Касэль
  • Catalan: Regió de Kassel
  • Cebuano: Regierungsbezirk Kassel
  • Chinese: 卡塞尔行政区
  • Czech: Vládní obvod Kassel
  • Danish: Regierungsbezirk Kassel
  • Dutch: Regierungsbezirk Kassel
  • Esperanto: Distriktaro Kassel
  • Estonian: Kasseli ringkond
  • Finnish: Kasselin hallintopiiri
  • French: Cassel
  • French: district de Cassel
  • French: District de Cassel
  • French: District de Kassel
  • Galician: Rexión de Kassel
  • German: Kassel
  • German: Regierungsbezirk Kassel
  • Greek: Κάσσελ
  • Hungarian: Kassel kormányzati körzet
  • Italian: Distretto governativo di Kassel
  • Japanese: カッセル県
  • Japanese: カッセル行政管区
  • Korean: 카셀현
  • Latin: Provincia Cassala
  • Latin: Provincia Cassellensis
  • Lombard: Kassel
  • Low German: Regerungsbezirk Kassel
  • Luxembourgish: Regierungsbezierk Kassel
  • Macedonian: Касел
  • Northern Frisian: Kassel (Regiiringsdistrikt)
  • Northern Frisian: Kassel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Regierungsbezirk Kassel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Regionen Kassel
  • Norwegian: Regierungsbezirk Kassel
  • Persian: کاسل
  • Polish: Rejencja Kassel
  • Portuguese: Kassel
  • Romanian: Kassel
  • Russian: Административный округ Кассель
  • Russian: Кассель
  • Slovak: Kassel
  • Slovenian: Regierungsbezirk Kassel
  • Slovenian: Vladni okraj Kassel
  • Spanish: Region de Kassel
  • Spanish: Región de Kassel
  • Swedish: Regierungsbezirk Kassel
  • Tatar: Кассел
  • Turkish: Regierungsbezirk Kassel
  • Ukrainian: Кассель
  • Venetian: Kassel

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