Kassel: a green City in the centre of Germany
Located smack bang in the middle of Germany, Kassel is a city with 200,000 inhabitants situated in the north of the federal state of Hesse. The city was almost completely destroyed during the Second World War, so you will struggle to find many historic buildings However, Kassel more than makes up for it with its numerous public parks and woods which make it one of the greenest cities in Germany.
Kassel at a glance
Kassel, Photo: Kassel Marketing GmbH
Kassel is also an excellent city for transportation. Whilst many students bike around the small city, it also boasts an extensive and modern transportation network for those rainy days. Also, it is also linked into the German rail’s high speed train (ICE) network, making travelling to other parts of Germany quick and easy.
Overview of the universities
Kassel University, Photo: Uni Kassel/Blafield
Kassel is also fast gaining a reputation for its courses at the Graduate Center for Environmental Studies, where students can take Master’s courses related to sustainability and environment.
School of Art and Design Kassel
The School of Art and Design Kassel enjoys the advantages that its location in the city that hosts the Documenta brings. Several distinguished artists, such as Johann Tischbein the Elder and Arnold Bode, the founder of the Documenta, have been employed as teachers at the school and it has a significant influence on the curricula of other art schools in Germany. It’s a top address and students from Kassel regularly win prizes.
Recreation in Kassel
Wilhelmshöhe, Photo: Kassel Marketing GmbH
So, it is no wonder that Kassel is the centrepiece of Germany’s Fairy Tale Road, a romantic tourist route stretching from Hanau to Bremen. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs or Little Red Riding Hood are fairy tales that children know around the world and most of them have been penned in Kassel.
Connichi anime convention, Photo: Kassel Marketing GmbH
Every autumn there are meeting anime and manga fans from all over Germany in Kassel at the Connichi, Germany’s largest anime convention that is organised by fans. Another curious thing about Kassel: it’s Europe’s racoon capital. More than 10,000 of these little bears are living in town. So, don’t wonder if you’ll meet one or two of them at night.
Useful links
The official website of Kassel in English
Kassel’s student union
The official tourist website of Kassel


















