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Hofgeismar

Town in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Hofgeismar within Kassel district

(2020–26) Torben Busse^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total86.39 km² (33.36 sq mi)Elevation

161 m (528 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total15,521 • Density180/km² (470/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

34369

Dialling codes05671Vehicle registrationKS, HOG, WOHWebsitewww.hofgeismar.de

Hofgeismar (German pronunciation: [hoːfˈɡaɪ̯smaʁ] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Kassel, in northern Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km north of Kassel on the German Timber-Frame Road. In 1978 and in 2015, the town hosted the 18th Hessentag state festival.

History

The first written document mentioning Hofgeismar dates back to the year 1082.

People

Martin Zielke (born 1963), German banker
Stefan Ortega (born 1992), German footballer for Manchester City

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.