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Nordholland: Unpolished and colorful.

Now it’s going to be colourful: Nordholland

Colourful facades and creative minds: not far from the University of Kassel, the northern city – also known as “North Holland” due to its proximity to the Holländische Straße – pulsates with urban life. With street art projects such as KolorCubes or Urbane Experimente, the Kulturzentrum Schlachthof and the punk rock bar Mutter, Kassel subculture is at home here. But also connoisseurs will get their money's worth in the Nordstadt, because here you will also find Kassel's honey manufactory and the Steckenpferd brewery near the horse market.

 

 

Experience urban art up close

For many years there has been a lively graffiti and street art scene in Kassel, which leaves its mostly brightly coloured traces in many parts of the city. The “epicentre” of spray-can artists can be found in the northern city of Kassel, where the street art and graffiti projects Kolor-Cubes e. V. and Urbane Experimente e. V. are at home. Together with international street art artists, KolorCubes has already created more than 30 large-format murals, from which a veritable “Public Art Gallery” has been created. In Urbane Experimente e. V. , students from different faculties have joined forces to use untapped potentials in public spaces – such as the underpass at Holländischer Platz. Even in Nordstadtpark and on the Uni-Campus, colourful works of art shine in front of you from afar.

 

 

  • Open detail page 'Love, Peace and Happiness'
    © cdw Stiftung; Foto: Nicolas Wefers
    Love, Peace and Happiness
    various sights
    Wolfhager Straße 58, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'Quintessence'
    © Stadt Kassel; Foto: David Harwardt
    Quintessence
    various sights
    Holländische Straße 27, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'Stephen Hawking's Goldfish'
    © cdw Stiftung; Foto: Nicolas Wefers
    Stephen Hawking's Goldfish
    various sights
    Moritzstraße 11, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'Quadrivium'
    © Stadt Kassel; Foto: David Harwardt
    Quadrivium
    various sights
    Ludwigstraße 5, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'In between'
    © cdw Stiftung; Foto: Nicolas Wefers
    In between
    various sights
    Gottschalkstraße 12, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'Snow White'
    © Foto: Nicolas Wefers
    Snow White
    various sights
    Holländische Straße 50, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'Wall painting without title'
    © cdw Stiftung; Foto: Nicolas Wefers
    Wall painting without title
    various sights
    Universitätsplatz 2a, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'All of us (streetart)'
    © CDW-Stiftung; Foto: Nicolas Wefer
    All of us (streetart)
    various sights
    34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'Wall painting without title'
    © Stadt Kassel; Foto: KolorCubes
    Wall painting without title
    various sights
    Philippistraße 23, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'Facade painting by Ronja Block'
    © Foto: KolorCubes
    Facade painting by Ronja Block
    various sights
    Marburger Straße 53, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'Wonderland'
    © cdw Stiftung; Foto: Nicolas Wefers
    Wonderland
    various sights
    Mombachstraße 5, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'The Cubist'
    © Stadt Kassel; Foto: Ulf Schaumlöffel
    The Cubist
    various sights
    Wolfhager Straße 167, 34127 Kassel

New horizons of experience

At least as diverse as the culinary offer in the northern city of Kassel is the cultural “menu” that you can enjoy here. The Schlachthof Cultural Centre alone usually hosts concerts, readings, movie evenings and other events several times a week – in summer you can experience many of them in the BOREAL beer garden. A varied cultural programme awaits you all year round at the dyery, the cultural centre of the University of Kassel. If you prefer to party with Mother, you should not miss a visit to the punk rock bar of the same name right next to Nordstadtpark. The Kulturwerkstatt Karnak sees itself as a free space for local and international artists, which also hosts a wide range of cultural events from jazz and punk to panel discussions.

 

 

Things to know about "Nordholland"

25.000  students

So many students enliven the district of North Holland through the campus on the "Holländischer Platz".

21,1  km

This is the length of the Ancestor, a tributary of the Fulda, which flows through Nord Holland.

photo spot | Nordholland

If you would like to take home the impressive graffiti and murals from the Public Art Gallery or share them with friends, you should always have your mobile phone camera within easy reach in the Schillerviertel. Of course, you can also shoot lots of artful selfies here!

 

 

Attractions in Nordholland

  • Open detail page 'Main cemetery'
    © Friedhofsverwaltung Kassel; Foto: Frank Hellwig
    Main cemetery
    park/garden area
    Tannenheckerweg 6, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page 'Schlachthof Cultural Centre'
    © Stadt Kassel; Foto: Harry Soremski
    Schlachthof Cultural Centre
    event location/venue
    Mombachstraße 12, 34127 Kassel
  • Open detail page ' Colleges and Studies'
    © Stadt Kassel; Foto: Weber Fotografie
    Colleges and Studies
    university/scientific institution
    Mönchebergstraße 13, 34125 Kassel