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-'''KASSEL (KS)'''
+{| class="wikitable"
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+|[[File:Kassel2.kreis.jpg|center|350 px|alt=Wappen von Landkreis Kassel/Arms (crest) of the Kassel district]]
+|
+<center>''' {{uc:Landkreis Kassel (KS)}} '''<br>Kassel District</center><br>
+'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
+'''State''' : [[Hessen]][[File:Hessen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
+'''Additions''':<br>
+* 1973 [[Hofgeismar (kreis)|Hofgeismar]]
+* 1973 [[Wolfhagen (kreis)|Wolfhagen]]
-State : [[Hessen]]<br/>
+{{#display_map:Landkreis Kassel|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}}
-Additions 1973 : [[Hofgeismar (kreis)|Hofgeismar]], [[Wolfhagen (kreis)|Wolfhagen]]
+|}
-[[File:kassel2.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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 ===Origin/meaning===
-The new arms were granted on May 9, 1975.
+The new arms were granted on May 9, 1975, the previous arms were granted on April 2, 1952.
-The new arms show the lion of Hessen, the lower part shows  an oak leaf, taken from the arms of Hofgeismar district, and a wolf's hook, as a canting symbol for the Wolfhagen district.
+<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
+File:kassel.kreis.jpg|alt=Wappen von Landkreis Kassel/Arms (crest) of the Kassel district|The arms from 1952
+</gallery>
-[[File:kassel.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
+The upper part of the old arms shows the lion of Hessen, as Kassel was the capital of the Counts of Hessen from the 14<sup>th</sup> century until 1866, and of the State of Hessen since 1945. The lower part shows three hills for the typical hilly terrain in the district, as well as symbols for the mining industry and the agriculture.
-The previous arms were granted on April 2, 1952.
+The new arms show the lion of Hessen, the lower part shows an oak leaf, taken from the arms of Hofgeismar district, and a wolf's hook, as a canting symbol for the Wolfhagen district.
-The upper part shows the lion of Hessen, as Kassel was the capital of the Counts of Hessen from the 14<sup>th</sup> century until 1866, and of the State of Hessen since 1945. The lower part shows three hills for the typical hilly terrain in the district, as well as symbols for the mining industry and the agriculture.
+===Image gallery===
+<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
+File:kassel1.kreis.jpg|alt=alt=Wappen von Landkreis Kassel/Arms (crest) of the Kassel district|The old arms on a postal cancellation
+</gallery>
-{|align="center"
+[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Korn, 1984
-|align="center"|[[File:kassel1.kreis.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on an cover
-|}
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-[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Korn, 1984
 [[Category:Kreiswappen]]