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Kassel is one of the three Regierungsbezirk
Regierungsbezirk

A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states . It is responsible for the districts , either List of German rural districts or urban districts: cities which constitute a district in their own right ....
e of Hesse
Hesse

Hesse is a States of Germany of Germany with an area of 21,110 km? and just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden. Hesse's largest city is nearby Frankfurt am Main....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, located in the north of the country. It was created in 1866 when Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
 annexed the area to form the new province Hesse-Nassau. Altogether it consists of 138 municipalities
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
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Kassel is one of the three Regierungsbezirk
Regierungsbezirk

A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states . It is responsible for the districts , either List of German rural districts or urban districts: cities which constitute a district in their own right ....
e of Hesse
Hesse

Hesse is a States of Germany of Germany with an area of 21,110 km? and just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden. Hesse's largest city is nearby Frankfurt am Main....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, located in the north of the country. It was created in 1866 when Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
 annexed the area to form the new province Hesse-Nassau. Altogether it consists of 138 municipalities
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
.









Kreise
(districts)		 Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)

# Fulda
Fulda (district)

Fulda is a Kreis in the north-east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Wartburgkreis, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Rh?n-Grabfeld, Bad Kissingen , Main-Kinzig, Vogelsbergkreis....

# Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a Kreis in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Werra-Mei?ner, Wartburgkreis, Fulda , Vogelsbergkreis, Schwalm-Eder....

# Kassel
Kassel (district)

Kassel is a Kreis in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Northeim , G?ttingen , Werra-Mei?ner, Schwalm-Eder, Waldeck-Frankenberg, H?xter ....

# Schwalm-Eder
# Waldeck-Frankenberg
Waldeck-Frankenberg

Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are H?xter , Kassel , Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland....

# Werra-Meißner

# Kassel
Kassel

Kassel is a city situated along the Fulda River in northern Hessen, Germany, one of the two sources of the Weser river . It is the administrative seat of the Kassel and of the Kassel of the same name....



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