Living in Kassel: Housing Districts & Registration

Kassel is divided into 23 local districts, each with a directly elected local advisory council. The Vorderer Westen has many Art Nouveau apartment buildings, while Harleshausen and Bad Wilhelmshöhe have old half-timbered village centres; Bad Wilhelmshöhe includes settlements such as Mulang and Wahlershausen. The old town in the Mitte district was largely destroyed in 1943.

The Karlsaue park lies in the Südstadt on the bank of the Fulda, with the Fuldaaue opposite in Waldau. The university campus at Holländischer Platz is close to the centre. Where you live determines your tram line and carrying distance on moving day – we plan vehicle and team to suit the address.

In the region, Volkswagen manufactures at its Kassel plant in Baunatal and has further sites in Kassel; there are also Wintershall, Wingas, K+S and SMA Solar Technology, the largest photovoltaics company. As the seat of the administrative region and the district, Kassel offers many jobs in public administration. In the 2024/25 winter semester a good 21,000 people studied at the University of Kassel; the Kunsthochschule Kassel (art academy) is part of the university.

For leisure there is the Bergpark with Hercules and its water features in summer, the Karlsaue with the Orangery, the Grimmwelt and the State Theatre. In September the Wilhelmshöhe Mountain and Light Festival takes place. We do not quote specific rents because we have no reliable current source.

• Small 1-room flat: from just €369
• Cosy 2-room flat: from €579
• Spacious 3-room flat: from €879
• Large 4-room flat: from €1,269
• House or villa: individual quote by arrangement
• Long-distance move: from €4.20/km

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Several factors count for a realistic cost estimate: the volume of your household goods, the distance to be covered (from €4.20/km), the floor and whether there is a lift. Sometimes a parking restriction zone is also required to make the transport run smoothly. Furniture assembly and a shared load also affect the final price.

You can book these services individually for your move to Kassel.

We come from Berlin-Moabit (Stromstraße 21) and transport your household throughout Germany. You will find all destinations in the overview of destinations, and details under Long-distance moves.

The citizens' office (Bürgerbüro) in the town hall (Obere Königsstraße 8) is responsible for registering your residence. According to the City of Kassel (page as of August 2024), you must register within two weeks of moving in; registering in advance is not possible. Registration itself is free of charge; late registration may result in a fine, although waiting times for appointments are taken into account.

• Online: only for the main residence and without an appointment, with an ID card or eID card with the online ID function activated, the AusweisApp and a BundID account. This is not possible for holders of an electronic residence permit (eAT).
• In person: book an appointment online; for urgent cases there is an emergency consultation without an appointment on weekdays from 8 to 9 am.

You should bring the IDs of everyone being registered, a marriage certificate if you are married, the divorce decree if you are divorced, and the landlord confirmation stating the actual move-in date; a tenancy agreement alone is not enough. Foreign certificates require the original and a translation. If you are moving from abroad, you also give your last German address. Children up to the age of 16 are registered by the person into whose flat they move. If you move within Germany, you do not have to deregister at your old place of residence. According to the city, anyone with a second home in Kassel pays a second-home tax of 8 per cent of the net cold rent. You can find more on planning in the Kassel guide.

If you live in the paid parking zone and want to park without a ticket, you need a resident parking permit. According to the City of Kassel, it costs a flat 110 euros a year; the requirements are a registered residence in the resident parking district and a vehicle of up to 3.5 tonnes registered to you or in your permanent use. The city has extended paid parking zone II to districts such as Vorderer Westen, Wehlheiden, Bad Wilhelmshöhe, Südstadt, Unterneustadt, Wesertor, Rothenditmold and Nord-Holland; this has been implemented step by step since May 2026. You can apply for the permit online or at the road traffic authority in the Hölkesches Haus (Friedrichsstraße 36).

For furniture left over after the move: according to the city, the Stadtreiniger usually collect bulky waste from private households within about 14 days, booked online, by order card or at the Servicebüro Mitte. The city gives a price of 40 euros on invoice or 35 euros paid in advance (page as of 2021, please check beforehand). Dropping items off yourself at the recycling centre is free of charge in normal household quantities.

For families, the search for a place runs via the kibeka.kassel.de portal. The child and at least one person with parental responsibility must have their main residence in Kassel, and children aged 3 to 6 have a legal right to a nursery place. You can find our services for moving within the city under Moving Kassel.