Kassel (district)

Kassel is a Landkreis (Rural District) in the north of Hesse, Germany. The district-free city Kassel is nearly completely surrounded by the district.

 History 
1972 the previous districts of Kassel, Hofgeismar and Wolfhagen were joined to form the newly established district of Kassel.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse in the top part, as Kassel was the capital of the county of Hesse until 1866, when it moved to Prussia. In the lower part it has three oak leaves taken from the coat of arms of the Hofgeismar district, and a wolf's hook symbolizing the Wolfhagen district.

 Towns and municipalities 
TownsMunicipalities Bad Karlshafen
 Baunatal
 Grebenstein
 Hofgeismar
 Immenhausen
 Liebenau
 Naumburg, Hesse
 Trendelburg
 Vellmar
 Wolfhagen
 Zierenberg Ahnatal
 Bad Emstal
 Breuna
 Calden
 Espenau
 Fuldabrück
 Fuldatal
 Habichtswald
 Helsa
 Kaufungen<li>Lohfelden
<li>Nieste
<li>Niestetal
<li>Oberweser
<li>Reinhardshagen
<li>Schauenburg
<li>Söhrewald
<li>Wahlsburg

References

 Other websites 
 Official website 

Category:Districts of Hesse