Calden

Municipality in Hesse, Germany

Calden

Municipality

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Location of Calden within Kassel district

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Coordinates: 51°25′N 09°24′E﻿ / ﻿51.417°N 9.400°E﻿ / 51.417; 9.400
Country| Germany
State| Hesse
Admin. region| Kassel
District| Kassel
Subdivisions| 6 districts
Government

• Mayor (2020-26) | Maik Mackewitz[1] (Ind.)
Area

• Total

| 54.84 km2 (21.17 sq mi)
Highest elevation

| 239 m (784 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 200 m (700 ft)
Population

(2023-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 6,886
• Density| 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

34377–34379

Dialling codes| 05674, 05677
Vehicle registration| KS
Website| www.calden.de

Calden is a municipality in the district of Kassel in Hesse, Germany. It is located 12 km northwest of the city of Kassel, and the Kassel Airport is situated near Calden.

## Schloss Wilhelmsthal

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Schloss Wilhelmsthal

Schloss Wilhelmsthal is a Baroque château located to the south of Calden. It was built in the mid 18th century for William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel according to plans by François de Cuvilliés.

## References

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1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2023] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.

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Towns and municipalities in Kassel district

* Ahnatal
* Bad Emstal
* Bad Karlshafen
* Baunatal
* Breuna
* Calden
* Espenau
* Fuldabrück
* Fuldatal
* Grebenstein
* Habichtswald
* Helsa
* Hofgeismar
* Immenhausen
* Kaufungen
* Liebenau
* Lohfelden
* Naumburg
* Nieste
* Niestetal
* Reinhardshagen
* Schauenburg
* Söhrewald
* Trendelburg
* Vellmar
* Wesertal
* Wolfhagen
* Zierenberg

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