Map of Kassel, Germany

Kassel is a city in Hesse, Germany, with a population of about 197,230. It lies at 51.3167°N, 9.5000°E. Kassel is about 300 km (186 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Göttingen, 39 km to the northeast.

Kassel at a glance

Where is Kassel?

• The 41st largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Hesse on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 51 min on the shortest day to 16 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kassel

• Göttingen — 39 km northeast
• Mühlhausen — 67 km east
• Eisenach — 68 km southeast
• Paderborn — 68 km northwest
• Marburg an der Lahn — 76 km southwest
• Detmold — 82 km northwest
• Fulda — 86 km south
• Hameln — 88 km north
• Lippstadt — 89 km northwest
• Lemgo — 89 km northwest

Largest cities in Hesse

• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Wiesbaden — 288,850
• Darmstadt — 167,029
• Offenbach — 119,192
• Gießen — 89,179
• Hanau am Main — 88,648
• Marburg an der Lahn — 78,895
• Fulda — 63,760
• Rüsselsheim — 59,730
• Wetzlar — 52,656

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.