Kassel Hotels

Kassel is a city situated on the Fulda River in northern Hessen, Germany, one of the two sources of the Weser river. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel administrative region and the district (Kreis) of the same name. In 2007 the city had approximately 198,500 inhabitants and it covers an area of 107 square kilometres. Kassel is the largest city of the north of Hessen. The city's name is derived from the ancient Castellum Cattorum, a castle of the Chatti, a German tribe that had lived in the area since Roman times.Kassel was first mentioned in AD913 as the place where two deeds were signed by king Conrad I. The place was called Chasella and was a fortification at a bridge crossing the Fulda river. A deed from 1189 certifies that Kassel had city rights, but the date of their conveyance is not known.