Kassel (region)

Kassel
Regierungsbezirk

Map of Hesse highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Kassel
Country Germany
State Hesse
Region seat Kassel
Area
 • Total 8,288.7 km2 (3,200.3 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
 • Total 1,199,796
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Website www.rp-kassel.hessen.de

Kassel is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the north of the state. It was created in 1866 when Prussia annexed the area to form the new province Hesse-Nassau. Altogether it consists of 138 municipalities.

Kreise
(districts)
  1. Fulda
  2. Hersfeld-Rotenburg
  3. Kassel
  4. Schwalm-Eder
  5. Waldeck-Frankenberg
  6. Werra-Meißner
Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)
  1. Kassel

References

  1. ↑ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 51°10′N 9°25′E / 51.17°N 9.42°E / 51.17; 9.42

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