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Kassel is the largest city in the north of the federated state of Hesse in the south-western part of Germany, about 70 kilometers northwest of the geographic center of Germany. It is located on both sides of the river Fulda.
Hessen is bounded by the states of Lower Saxony to the north, Thuringia to the east, Bavaria to the southeast, Baden-Württemberg to the south, Rhineland-Palatinate to the west, and North Rhine–Westphalia to the northwest. Its capital is Wiesbaden. Area 8,152 square miles (21,114 square km). Pop. (2021 est.) 6,295,017. Geography.
Hesse [a] or Hessia [b] ( German: Hessen [ˈhɛsn̩] ⓘ ), officially the State of Hesse (German: Land Hessen ), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel.
Jun 23, 2013 · Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe. 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.
Jan 26, 2020 · In the west is the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sprinkled on a hillside are Romantic ruins, a Neoclassical palace with a gallery of Old Masters, magical water features and an 18th-century statue of Hercules that has become the postcard image of the city.
Hesse-Kassel, former landgraviate of Germany, formed in 1567 in the division of old Hesse. In 1567 Hesse was partitioned among four sons of Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous, Hesse-Kassel going to William IV the Wise. Hesse-Kassel was the largest, most important, and most northerly of the four Hesse
A must-visit stop on Germany's Fairy Tale Road, Kassel is as famous for being the long-time residence of the Brothers Grimm as it is for its contemporary art scene and its breathtaking UNESCO World Heritage park.
