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Vellmar

Town in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Vellmar within Kassel district

(2020–26) Manfred Ludewig^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total13.97 km² (5.39 sq mi)Highest elevation

361 m (1,184 ft)Lowest elevation

163 m (535 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total18,474 • Density1,300/km² (3,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

34246

Dialling codes0561Vehicle registrationKSWebsitewww.vellmar.de

Vellmar is a town in the Kassel district, in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the Ahne river.

History

Vellmar gained city rights on August 30, 1975, to mark its 1200th anniversary, becoming, together with Baunatal, the youngest city in the district of Kassel. Between 1975 and the mid-1980s, the centre of the city with the town hall, shops and medical-centre, and the residential area of Musikerviertel, was built. The river Ahne that runs through the city is the namesake for the Ahnepark local recreation area, built in 1986.

Vellmar consists of four districts: Obervellmar [de], Niedervellmar, Frommershausen [de] and Vellmar-West.

Transportation

The traffic infrastructure of Vellmar consists of two railway stations – Obervellmar and Niedervellmar - and the B 7 road. A connection with the Kassel tram system is currently under construction.

International relations

Vellmar is twinned with:

Zell am See (Austria)
Bewdley (United Kingdom)
Szigetszentmárton (Hungary)

References

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.