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Kassel is often called the city that located on the center of Germany, due to its position; however, the real center of Germany is not far away. Kassel first reached its first population peak of over 100,000 in 1899 and its second in 1943 with about 225,000.
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (German: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel), spelled Hesse-Cassel during its entire existence, also known as the Hessian Palatinate (German: Hessische Pfalz), was a state of the Holy Roman Empire.
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History of Germany. 1462 - Martinskirche, Kassel (church) built. 1593 - Marstall (Kassel) [ de] built. 1594 - Printer Wilhelm Wessel in business. [1] 1606 - Ottoneum (theatre) built. [2] 1709 - Collegium Carolinum (Kassel) (school) founded. 1710 - Karlskirche (Kassel) (church) built.
The principality thus became known as Kurhessen, although it is still usually referred to as Hesse-Kassel. In 1806, William I was dispossessed by Napoleon Bonaparte for his support of the Kingdom of Prussia. Kassel became the capital of a new Kingdom of Westphalia with Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte as king.
Jun 23, 2013 · Descending a long hill dominated by a giant statue of Hercules, the monumental water displays of Wilhelmshöhe were begun by Landgrave Carl of Hesse-Kassel in 1689 around an east-west axis and were developed further into the 19th century.
Distinguished for its line of vigorous, highly competent Calvinist rulers, Hesse-Kassel reestablished its sixteenth-century reputation as a well-administered state. Its wartime experience led the seventeenth-century landgraves to enlarge their armies and to supplement their limited resources by leasing troops to other rulers, a common practice ...
Nov 16, 2023 · Kassel started off in the 10th century as a fortified settlement called Chassella near the bridge across the Fulda river, documents first mention the settlement in 913.
