Vellmar
{{Infobox German place
|type = Stadt
|name = Vellmar
|image_coa = DEU Vellmar COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|51|21|N|09|28|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Vellmar in KS mit Labels.svg
|state = Hesse
|region = Kassel
|district = Kassel
|elevation = 163 - 361
|area = 13.97
|postal_code = 34246
|area_code = 0561
|licence = KS
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 6 33 026
|website = [https://www.vellmar.de/ www.vellmar.de]
|mayor = Manfred Ludewig{{cite web|url=https://statistik.hessen.de/sites/statistik.hessen.de/files/2022-10/direktwahlen_09_2022_10102022.xlsx|title=Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden|language=de|date=5 September 2022|publisher=Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt|format=XLS}}
|leader_term = 2020–26
|party = SPD
}}
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: {{ill|Obervellmar|lt=Obervellmar|de|Obervellmar|WD=}}, Niedervellmar, {{ill|Frommershausen|lt=Frommershausen|de|Frommershausen|WD=}} 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
{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Vellmar is twinned with:
References
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External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
{{Towns and municipalities in Kassel district}}
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