Hesse or Hessia, officially the State of Hesse, is a parliamentary republic in western Europe and, with just over six million inhabitants, a member state of the Federal Republic of Germany as of 1949. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest metropolitan area is Frankfurt am Main.
Kassel is a city located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the district of the same name and had 200,507 inhabitants in December 2015. The former capital of the state of Hesse-Kassel 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.
Kassel district is a district in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Northeim, Göttingen, Werra-Meißner, Schwalm-Eder, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Höxter. The independent city of Kassel is nearly completely surrounded by the district.
Schloss Wilhelmshöhe is a Neoclassical palace located in Bad Wilhelmshöhe, a part of Kassel, Germany. It was built for Landgrave Wilhelm (William) IX of Hesse in the late 18th century. Emperor Wilhelm II made extensive use of it as a summer residence and personal retreat.
Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe is a railway station in the city of Kassel, in the German state of Hesse. It is the city's most important railway station, as it is connected to the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line, with InterCityExpress services calling at the station.
Frielendorf is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district, Hesse, Germany.
Haina (Kloster) is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany.
Calden is a municipality in the district of Kassel in Hesse, Germany. It is located 12 km northwest of the city of Kassel, and the Kassel Airport is situated near Calden.
The Hercules monument is an important landmark in the German city of Kassel. It is located in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe in northern Hesse, Germany.
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is a landscape park in Kassel, Germany. The area of the park is 2.4 square kilometres, making it the largest European hillside park, and second largest park on a hill slope in the world. Construction of the Bergpark, or "mountain park", began in 1689 at the behest of the Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel and took about 150 years. The park is open to the public today. Since 2013, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Tischbein family was a German family of artists, originating in Hesse and spanning three generations. The family patriarch, Johann Heinrich Tischbein (1682-1764), was a master baker at the State Hospital in Haina. The Tischbeins also produced a number of master carpenters..
The Hessian State Museum is an art museum located in Kassel, Germany. It is currently closed for renovations. The collection ranges from the Paleolithic Age to the present. The museum is also home to the German Wallpaper Museum.
Paul Friedrich Posenenske was a German architect of functionalism.
The Crowning of the Virtuous Hero is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, painted between 1613 and 1614. Unsigned, it was commissioned by the St George Guild of Archers in Antwerp for their banqueting hall and is now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister within the Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel.
The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister is an art gallery housed in the Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel in Germany. It is based on the collection of William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kassel, Germany.
Jupiter Raised by the Nymph Adrasteia or The Childhood of Jupiter is a 17th-century painting by Jacob Jordaens, now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Kassel, Germany. It shows the infant Jupiter being raised by the nymph Adrasteia.
The Bean Feast is a c.1668 painting of a bean-feast by Jan Steen, now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel).
Self-Portrait in a Black Beret and Gold Chain is a 1654 self-portrait attributed to Rembrandt, now in the Museum Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel.
