Infrastructure and location of the Kassel region
At the heart of Germany, the Kassel region brings together all the key transport arteries: the A7/A44/A49 interchange, the Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe ICE hub, the internationally connected Kassel Airport and the trimodale freight center sensure that people and goods reach any destination in Europe in the shortest possible time. More efficient public transport and modern coworking and commercial spaces close the last mile and connect work, research and leisure time. This makes Kassel a location where companies grow just as quickly as talent arrives.
General location data
The Kassel region impresses with its strategically advantageous location in the heart of Germany and offers excellent locational advantages for both companies and residents.
The city of Kassel itself, the third largest city in Hesse, has a population of 207,881 (2023) and is a major urban center, while the Kassel district has a considerable population of 241,027 (2023) people. With a mixture of urban areas and recreational spaces close to nature, Kassel offers a high quality of life.
With a total area of around 106.8 km², the city of Kassel is the region´s center, while the rest of Kassel district covers around 1,293.3 km².
Excellent public transport and long-distance rail services
The ICE hub at Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe connects Germany’s major economic centers every hour — from Berlin and Hamburg to the Rhine-Main region and Munich.
In the city, a dense network of streetcars, buses, and RegioTrams operates at metropolitan-level frequencies. Express and regional lines provide strong connections to the surrounding Kassel district. Continuous investments in modern vehicles, ticketing and optimized timetables are making the Kassel public transport faster, more convenient and more climate-friendly. As a result, places of work and residence are merging into a seamlessly accessible living space that saves commuters time and ensures companies have access to skilled workers.
Coworking spaces in the Kassel region
From Science Park Kassel and creative studios such as the WEIT.VORN to rural work retreats, the Kassel region offers a dense coworking network for agile working methods - a innovation-friendly ecosystem across the city and surrounding countryside.
Flexibly bookable spaces offer high-speed internet, modern meeting technology and community events where start-ups, SMEs and corporate teams can connect in an interdisciplinary way. For scrum sprints and design thinking, they offer the openess to test ideas immediately and shorten project cycles - a locational advantage for companiesthat combine mobility with the speed of innovation.
Kassel-Calden passenger and cargo airport
The Kassel Airport impresses with short distances, free parking and a clearly structured terminal:
Vacation and scheduled flights take off seasonally to popular destinations such as Gran Canaria or Mallorca, while business charter guests benefit from streamlined processes — getting from the parking lot to the gate in just minutes.
For the logistics the site offers a 2,500 m long, 45 m wide runway with ILS CAT IIIb as well as highloader, pushback and de-icing equipment - ideally equipped for time-critical express and special cargo directly on the A 7 north-south axis.
Freight Center Kassel (GVZ)
As the logistics heart of North Hesse, the 85-hectare Kassel Freight Village (GVZ) and the Kassel Industrial Park form a central hub. A combined terminal with a container station and 10 kilometers of dedicated main tracks seamlessly links road and rail transport.
1,200 jobs and the consistent shift of freight to rail, the Kassel Freight Center is a Job engine and a key building block for climate-friendly supply chains.
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