 | ||
| Baunatal | ||
| federal state | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | 27.750 (2019) | |
| height | 210 m, 203 m | |
no tourist info on Wikidata:  | ||
| location | ||
| ||
Baunatal is a city in North Hesse, it borders directly on the southern city limits of kassel.
background
Baunatal was only created in 1964 through the merger of the formerly independent communities Altenbauna, Altenritte and Kirchbauna. By 1972 the communities of Großenritte, Hertingshausen, Rengershausen and Guntershausen were added. These communities form what is today the urban area. Baunatal is shaped by its largest employer, the VW plant of the same name, which has over 14,000 employees.
getting there
By plane
The nearest commercial airports are the airport Frankfurt
(IATA: FRA), the Hanover Airport(IATA: HAJ) as well as the regional airport Paderborn Lippstadt Airport(IATA: PAD).
The airfield in the north of Kassel Kassel-Calden Airport(IATA: KSF) currently offers only a few charter connections.
By train
The closest ICE train station is Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe. The districts of Rengershausen and Guntershausen also have regional train stations. In addition to regional trains, the RegioTram Kassel trains with a connection to the Main-Weser-Bahn and the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn also stop here. The museum railway also runs regularly Hessencourrier.
In the street
Baunatal is well connected to the transport network 
, 
and 
.
By bicycle
- Eder cycle path - this route ends in Guntershausen and meets the Hessian long-distance cycle route R1: Fulda cycle route
- Hessencourrier cycle path - leads from kassel about Baunatal, the Hoofer gate and Bad Emstal to Naumburg
mobility
The urban area of Baunatal belongs to the North Hessian Transport Association. It belongs to the Kassel Plus tariff area. Both the trams of lines 5 and at times 7, as well as the bus line 51, link the center of Baunatal with the urban area of Kassel. In addition, some districts are connected to Kassel by bus lines 50, 53 and 59. Lines 60 to 65 of the run within the urban area of Baunatal City bus Baunatal.
Tourist Attractions
Parks
- 1 Leiselpark on the southern outskirts of the city - in the park you will find the Leiselsee and playgrounds. The nice facility in Baunatal is often used for local recreation. Outside the city limits, however, it has no tourist significance.
- city Park in the center of Baunatal in the Altenbauna district - an approx. 50 hectare sports and leisure park. Adjacent to the park landscape are the circular sports hall, tennis hall and an outdoor pool with indoor pool. There is also the park stadium with floodlights as well as several sports practice fields and playgrounds. The Baunatal sculpture trail along the Bauna is well worth seeing.
Churches
Monuments
- The 2 Chicken stone In the Großenritte district there is a 2.5 m high menhir made of quartzite. He served in the 4th to 3rd centuries BC. BC as a ritual meeting place and thus represents an important cultural monument.[1]
- The 3 Giant stone from Guntershausen is a pre-Christian megalithic monument in the Guntershausen district. The menhir was made in the 3rd millennium BC. Set up on a barrow by people of the early peasant culture. It is the smallest known menhir in the Kassel-Fritzlar distribution area. The molar-tooth-shaped quartzite block with conspicuous cup-shaped depressions on its surface was the center of a place of worship, sacrificial site or festival site. The menhir was not artificially hewn, but received its current shape through the effects of weathering. The stone was chosen for ritual purposes because of its two bowls on top, an artificial sacrificial trough and the numerous bowls.[1]
Museums
- 4 City museum Baunatal-Altenritte, Mühlenweg 4. Tel.: 49 561 49920. The museum provides insights into the history of Baunatal in the 20th century with a focus on: construction of the first railways - settlement of the armaments company Henschel Flugmotorenbau GmbH - everyday life in the village during the Nazi era - employment of forced laborers in industry and agriculture during the Second World War - settlement of the Volkswagen factory from 1957, today the largest industrial company in Northern Hesse - the town of Baunatal was founded on July 1, 1966 with urban development to become a modern community. A film shows visitors today's Baunatal as a young, progressive city in the country.
- 5 Hessenstube local history museum, Ritterstrasse 1. The museum shows the living and working world of the people in the agricultural and craft-based villages of the Baunatal from the second half of the 19th century to the 1930s. The objects from the everyday life of small and sub-peasant strata as well as from rural handicrafts are presented. On the first floor, a bed-sitting room, a kitchen and a hall convey the living conditions at that time. The smithy set up in the basement is equipped with old machines and tools as an example of the agricultural trade. The shoemaker's workshop and the carpenter's and turner's workshop complete the picture of the village handicraft from a time when shoes and furniture were still made by hand. The weaving room is equipped with a hand loom and equipment that was needed for flax processing.Open: currently closed.
activities
- Mini golf at the city park
hike
- Eco path cultural history Hertingshausen and Kirchbauna
- Eco path cultural history Guntershausen
- Eco path for the cultural history of the Großenritte
shop
The shopping center, which was significantly expanded in 2012, is located on the outskirts of the city, directly at the Baunatal-Süd motorway exit of the A49 Ratioland.
kitchen
The Knallhuette is the restaurant that is connected to the brewery and is well known and widespread in Northern Hesse Hütt brewery. It is located on the federal highway 49.
nightlife
- Cineplex Baunatal, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 8a. Since 2015, Baunatal has also had a cinema with five halls and a burger restaurant.
accommodation
Learn
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.baunatal.de - Official website of Baunatal
