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Infrastructure and location of the Kassel region

In the heart of Germany, the Kassel region brings together all the key transport arteries: The interchange A 7/A 44/A 49, the ICE junction Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, the internationally connected Kassel Airport and the trimodal freight center ensure that people and goods reach any destination in Europe in the shortest possible time. A more efficient public transport and modern coworking- and commercial space close the last mile, connect work, research and leisure time. It makes Kassel a location where companies grow just as quickly as talent arrives.

General location data

The Kassel region impresses with its strategically favorable location in the heart of Germany and offers both companies and residents excellent location conditions.

With city of Kassel itself as third largest city in Hesse, with a population of 207,881 (2023), 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 degree of quality of life.

With a total area of around 106.8 km², the city of Kassel is the regional center, while the rest of the district of Kassel covers around 1,293.3 km².

Map of the district of Kassel and the city of Kassel

Excellent public transport and long-distance rail services

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The 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 the Science Park Kassel from creative studios such as the Neue Denkerei to rural work retreats, the Kassel region has 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 in which start-ups, SMEs and corporate teams can come together on an interdisciplinary basis. For scrum sprints and design thinking, they create the openness to test ideas immediately and shorten project cycles - a location advantage for companiesthat combine mobility with the speed of innovation.

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Kassel-Calden passenger and cargo airport

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TheKassel Airport scores 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 logistics heart of North Hesse the 85-hectare Kassel Freight Village (GVZ) and the Kassel Industrial Park form a central hub. Kassel Industrial Park. 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 make the Kassel Freight Center the Job engine and building block climate-friendly supply chains.

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