Vellmar
Template:Infobox German place 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: Template:Ill, Niedervellmar, Template:Ill 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
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Vellmar is twinned with:
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Zell am See (Austria)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bewdley (United Kingdom)
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Szigetszentmárton (Hungary)
