Kassel
Kassel district is a district in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Northeim, Göttingen, Werra-Meißner, Schwalm-Eder, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Höxter. The independent city of Kassel is nearly completely surrounded by the district.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kassel Calden Airport and Schloss Wilhelmsthal.
Kassel Calden Airport
Aerodrome
Kassel Airport is a minor international airport serving the German city of Kassel in the state of Hesse. It is located 1.9 km west of Calden, 16.7 km northwest of Kassel and is mainly used for business and general aviation.
Schloss Wilhelmsthal
Keischel bei Weimar
Nature reserve
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Künstler-Nekropole.
Künstler-Nekropole
Locality
Kassel
- Type: County with 231,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Kassel, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.3892° or 51° 23′ 21″ north
Longitude
9.4082° or 9° 24′ 29″ east
Population
231,000
Elevation
273 metres (896 feet)
Open location code
9F3F9CQ5+M7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=county
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Kassel” goes by many names.
- French: “Arrondissement de Cassel”
- German: “Landkreis Kassel”
- Portuguese: “Kassel”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Kassel”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Offenlandfläche Wilhelmsthal and Discgolf Calden.
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