Kassel (district)

Kassel is a Landkreis (Rural District) in the north of Hesse, Germany. The district-free city Kassel is nearly completely surrounded by the district.

District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Capital	Kassel
Area
• Total	1,292.77 km2 (499.14 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	245,264
• Density	189.7197/km2 (491.3719/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KS
Website	http://www.landkreiskassel.de

History

1972 the previous districts of Kassel, Hofgeismar and Wolfhagen were joined to form the newly established district of Kassel.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse in the top part, as Kassel was the capital of the county of Hesse until 1866, when it moved to Prussia. In the lower part it has three oak leaves taken from the coat of arms of the Hofgeismar district, and a wolf's hook symbolizing the Wolfhagen district.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Karlshafen Baunatal Grebenstein Hofgeismar Immenhausen Liebenau Naumburg, Hesse Trendelburg Vellmar Wolfhagen Zierenberg	Ahnatal Bad Emstal Breuna Calden Espenau Fuldabrück Fuldatal Habichtswald Helsa Kaufungen	Lohfelden Nieste Niestetal Oberweser Reinhardshagen Schauenburg Söhrewald Wahlsburg

Kassel (district) Media

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  Tree in the Reinhardswald-forest

Other websites

• Official website (in German)