Kassel (district)

Kassel
Flag of Kassel
Coat of arms of Kassel
Map
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Adm. regionKassel
CapitalKassel
Government
 • District admin.Andreas Siebert (SPD)
Area
 • Total1,292.76 km2 (499.14 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total240,718
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKS, HOG, WOH
Websitehttp://www.landkreiskassel.de

Kassel district (German: Landkreis Kassel) 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.

Tree in the Reinhardswald-forest
  1. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.