Kaufungen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kaufungen within Kassel district  | |
  Kaufungen  Kaufungen | |
| Coordinates: 51°16′52″N 9°37′7″E / 51.28111°N 9.61861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Kassel |
| Subdivisions | 3 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–28) | Armin Roß[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.13 km2 (10.09 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,764 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 34260 |
| Dialling codes | 05605 |
| Vehicle registration | KS |
| Website | www.kaufungen.eu |
Kaufungen is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated in the narrow valley of the river Losse, surrounded by the steep, wooded hills of the Kaufunger Wald, approx. 10 kilometres east of Kassel.
- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.