Bad Karlshafen

Bad Karlshafen
Bad Karlshafen
Bad Karlshafen
Coat of arms of Bad Karlshafen
Location of Bad Karlshafen within Kassel district
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Bad Karlshafen is located in Germany
Bad Karlshafen
Bad Karlshafen
Bad Karlshafen is located in Hesse
Bad Karlshafen
Bad Karlshafen
Coordinates: 51°38′N 09°27′E / 51.633°N 9.450°E / 51.633; 9.450
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictKassel
Government
 • Mayor (2023–29) Marcus Dittrich[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
14.85 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Elevation
151 m (495 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,695
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34385
Dialling codes05672
Vehicle registrationKS
Websitewww.bad-karlshafen.de

Bad Karlshafen (German: [baːt kaʁlsˈhaːfn̩] ) is a baroque, thermal salt spa town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It has 2300 inhabitants in the main ward of Bad Karlshafen, and a further 1900 in the medieval village of Helmarshausen. It is situated at the confluence of the Diemel and Weser rivers, 15 km south of Höxter, and 37 km north of Kassel.

The city hall of Bad Karlshafen in Hessen, Germany
  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 21 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.