Kassel

Attractions

• Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
• Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
• Fridericianum
• Ottoneum
• Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
• Neue Galerie
• documenta-Halle
• Hessian State Museum
• Deutsches Tapetenmuseum
• Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel

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Wikivoyage

Kassel (population 201,000 in 2020) is the most important city in North Hesse. It is known around the world for the Documenta exhibitions of contemporary art every five years. The Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe and its water displays are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Kassel (German pronunciation: [ˈkasl̩] ; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, in central Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the district of the same name, and had 201,048 inhabitants in December 2020. The former capital of the state of Hesse-Kassel, it has many palaces and parks, including the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kassel is also known for the documenta exhibitions of contemporary art. Kassel has a public university with 25,000 students (2018) and a multicultural population (39% of the citizens in 2017 had a migration background).

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