Welcome to Kassel
Kassel - 1,000 years old - lies in the middle of Germany between Frankfurt and Hanover.
Resident here once upon a time were the landgraves and electoral princes of
Hessia, also temporarily Napoleon´s brother Jerôme and
later Kaiser Wilhelm II.
This is also one reason for the plurality of the cultural attractions, such as the prestigious picture gallery in the romantic park of Wilhelmshöhe. With 200,000 inhabitants, Kassel is large enough for a host of different activities, but also small enough for the people to feel at home here.
Kassel´s Culture
Kassel is the city of the Grimm brothers who gained world fame with
their fairy stories. As the landgrave´s librarians,
they also discovered here Germany´s oldest literary work,
the "Song
of Hildebrand".
Every five years, the largest international exhibition of contemporary
art - the "documenta" - is held in Kassel.
German in Kassel
Kassel is ideal for learning how to speak German. Here the ordinary people also speak good German without any trace of dialect.
Active Kassel
- Dynamic downtown, enchanting setting
- Unique park landscapes and historical buildings
- Performing Arts Centre with opera, theatre and ballet
- Numerous cinemas
- A whole variety of concerts from classic to rock
- A host of discotheques
- "Feel-at-home" restaurants, pubs and beer gardens
- Sports and fitness: outdoor and indoor swimming pools, huge thermal pool, tennis courts ...
- Nearby forests and meadows yor for rambling, jogging and cycling
