Baunatal, Germany
Baunatal is a town of 27,929 people in Hesse, Germany, founded in 1964.
Why visit Baunatal
Townapedia lists 36 museums and landmarks, 36 parks and trails, 99 places to eat, 14 places to stay and 29 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hofladen Eisenach, Imkerei Beyer, Bismarckturm and Burgberg.
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About Baunatal
Baunatal (German pronunciation: [ˈbaʊnataːl] , lit. 'Bauna Valley') is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is a comparatively young town which arose from fusion of the formerly independent municipalities Altenbauna, Altenritte, Großenritte, Guntershausen, Hertingshausen, Kirchbauna and Rengershausen in 1966.
From the Wikipedia article Baunatal (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do29
Hofladen Eisenach
Farm and orchard · 4.7 km
8 Holzhäuser Straße, Baunatal
Th,Sa 09:00-13:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; PH off
Brasselsberg
Scenic view · 4.3 km
Brasselsberg (434 m)1539 "Brostenberg bober Nortshusen", auch Bresselsberg, Presselberg genannt. Er trägt den Bismarckturm.
Hofladen Albert
Farm and orchard · 3.8 km
4 An der Linde, Edermünde
Fr 15:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-12:00
Luckhart's Ölmühle
Farm and orchard · 2.7 km
25 Großenritter Straße
Mo-Su 00:00-24:00
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Museums and landmarks36
Bismarckturm
Monument and historic site · 4.3 km
Bismarckturm Typ „Götterdämmerung“. Am 2. September 1904 Einweihung des vom Verschönerungsverein Kassel errichteten Aussichtsturmes auf...
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Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Museum · 7.1 km
Art gallery housed in the Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel in Germany
Hercules monument, Kassel
Monument and historic site · 7.3 km
National heritage site
Riesenstein
Monument and historic site · 7.1 km
Megalith or menhir near Wolfershausen in Hesse, Germany
Ernst-Viereck-Buche
Monument and historic site · 4.8 km
Ernst-Viereck-Buche: Befindet sich am Bilsteinklippenweg. Wurde benannt nach dem 1949 verstorbenen langjährigen Vorstandsmitglied des HWGV.
Mitte Deutschlands in Besse
Monument and historic site · 4.9 km
Ca. 2,50 m hohe Basaltstele zur Markierung des Mittelpunktes Deutschlands nach dem Verfahren "Schnitt der Extrempunkte".
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Parks, trails and playgrounds36
Baunsberg
Hiking and trails · 2.2 km
Laubwald auf dem Bergrücken des Baunsbergs mit Basalt-Blockhalden und einem aufgelassenen Steinbruch im Südwesten.
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Park · 7.2 km
Landscape park with castle in Kassel, Germany
Hirzstein
Hiking and trails · 4.5 km
Teile des bewaldeten Hirzsteins mit aufgelassenen Basalt-Steinbrüchen.
Dönche
Hiking and trails · 4.9 km
Waldfläche mit Wiesen und Bachlauf im südwestlichen Stadtgebiet von Kassel.
Heisebachtal in Kassel
Hiking and trails · 3.2 km
Weiden, Laubwald und Feuchtgebiet mit Wasserfläche im Südwesten von Kassel.
Freibad Edermünde
Sports field and stadium · 4.2 km
14a Frankfurter Straße, Edermünde
Stadtpark Baunatal
Park · 0.6 km
Der Stadtpark Baunatal liegt im Zentrum von Baunatal und zieht sich vom Parkstadion bis kurz vor die Innenstadt. Highlights im Park sind...
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Restaurants and cafes99
Brauhaus Knallhütte
Restaurant · Regional · 3.1 km
Knallhütte, Baunatal
Mo-Th 12:00-22:00, Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00, Su 12:00-20:00
Landgasthaus Hotel Bonn
Restaurant · Regional, International · 3.2 km
4-6 Guntershäuser Straße, Baunatal
17:30+; Su off
Freitag's Restaurant
Restaurant · International · 1.0 km
6 Lärchenweg, Baunatal
Tu-Sa 17:30-24:00; Su 11:30-13:30; Mo off
Gasthaus Werner
Restaurant · Regional · 5.1 km
10 Steinweg, Edermünde
Mo,Tu,Th 17:00+; Su,PH 10:30-15:00; We,Fr,Sa off
Gaststätte Wicke
Restaurant · German · 3.2 km
13 Guntershäuser Straße, Baunatal
Mo-Sa 17:30+; Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:00; Tu,We off
High Noon
Restaurant · Burger · 0.6 km
8a Friedrich-Ebert-Allee, Baunatal
Th 17:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 15:30-23:00; Su 15:30-21:00
Landgasthof Unteres Firnsbachtal
Restaurant · Regional · 5.1 km
16 Firnsbachtal, Schauenburg
Tu-Su 11:00+
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Oliveto
Restaurant · Italian · 4.2 km
14 Gnadenweg, Kassel
Tu-Sa 17:30-22:00, Su,PH 11:30-14:00, 17:30-22:00
87 more on the map.
History
The Volkswagenwerk Kassel was built in 1957 on the former premises of the Henschel & Son company in Altenbauna. In 1960, just one year after start of production, the number of employees exceeded 6,000. Due to this rapid development the residential area and housing demands were rising. As a consequence of this the three municipalities Altenbauna, Altenritte and Kirchbauna fused into Baunatal on 1 January 1964.
On 1 July 1966 with incorporation of Großenritte, Baunatal received town privileges by the Government of Hesse. First mayor of the new founded town was Horst Werner. At this time the number of inhabitants was 11,705 and the number of employees of the Volkswagen factory was about 13,400.
On 1 October 1971 the municipality of Hertingshausen joined Baunatal. On 1 August 1972 finally the municipality of Buchenhagen, which was a fusion of Guntershausen and Rengershausen, joined Baunatal. The population of Baunatal was about 19,300 in 1972. Currently (31 December 2025) the number of inhabitants is 27,768.
From the History section of Baunatal on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay14
Churches and places of worship31
Evangelische Elisabethkirche Hertingshausen
Church · Protestant · 2.8 km
11 Großenritter Straße, Baunatal
Shopping38
Gas and EV charging13
Schools, colleges and libraries24
Healthcare14
Neue Apotheke / Reformhaus (Lorenz-Apotheke)
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.9 km
7 Heinrich-Nordhoff-Straße, Baunatal
Map of Baunatal
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Getting there and nearby towns
Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Kassel 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Lohfelden 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Felsberg 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Kaufungen 15 km east, about 15 min by car
- Fritzlar 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Melsungen 17 km southeast, about 17 min by car
- Fuldatal 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Wolfhagen 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- Hessisch Lichtenau 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Bad Wildungen 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- Evangelische Kirche Bingeweg 2 in Baunatal, XenonX3, CC0
- Flug -Nordholz-Hammelburg 2015 by-RaBoe 0849 - Volkswagen Baunatal, © Ra Boe / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Bushaltestelle Friedhof, 1, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Parkstadion, 2, Stadtmitte, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Rathaus, 1, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Baunataler Werkstätten, 1, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Baunataler Werkstätten, 2, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Parkstadion, 1, Stadtmitte, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schulbushaltestelle Erich-Kästner-Schule, 1, Stadtmitte, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Am Goldacker, 2, Altenbauna, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Aquapark, 2, Altenbauna, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Am Goldacker, 1, Altenbauna, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Altenzentrum, 1, Altenbauna, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fachwerkwohnhaus Am Erlenbach 4 in Baunatal, XenonX3, CC0
- Bushaltestelle Lärchenweg, 2, Altenbauna, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wohnhaus Bingeweg 11 in Baunatal, XenonX3, CC0
- Bushaltestelle Altenzentrum, 2, Altenbauna, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Schulungszentrum, 1, Großenritte, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tramhaltestelle Kleingartenverein, 1, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Lärchenweg, 3, Altenbauna, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Lärchenweg, 1, Altenbauna, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wohnhaus Bingeweg 7 in Baunatal, XenonX3, CC0
- Brücke Bingeweg in Baunatal, XenonX3, CC0
- Altenritter Straße 1, 1, Altenbauna, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kassel-Naumburger Eisenbahn, 1, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burgberg bei Grossenritte (3), Peter Peel / Rapoxy, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schloss Wilhelmshöhe 001, Nikanos, CC BY-SA 2.5
- 00 3172 Kaskaden, Oktogon und Herkules im Bergpark Kassel, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Riesenstein front, Tecty, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 00 2151 Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel - Löwenburg, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 18-09-27-Kassel-RalfR-DJI 0377, Ralf Roletschek, GFDL 1.2
- Kirche, 3, Unter den Linden 1, Großenritte, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020 06 02 Glaskasten Foto Uni Kasselq, Mönch K36, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bilstein langeberge blick auf besse ds wc 06 11 2011, Dirk Schmidt (Celsius auf Wikivoyage), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Habichtswald bismarckturm ds wv 02 2011, Dirk Schmidt ( celsius ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- BrasselsbergVonDoencheAus, Husky22, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Evangelische Kirche, 2, Besse, Edermünde, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hessische Landesfeuerwehrschule - 2, Woelle ffm, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- St. Theresia v. Kinde Jesu Kirche Kassel, Kai Oesterreich, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Kirche, 2, Dittershausen, Fuldabrück, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Evangelische Elisabethkirche Hertingshausen, Feuermond16, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Evangelische Kirche, Untere Kirchstraße 2, 1, Rengershausen, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Mittelpunkt Deutschlands (Besse) 2020-05-10 e, Baummapper, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- NSG 1633009 Baunsberg 2018-05-27 p, Baummapper, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Kassel doenche 05 2009, Dirk Schmidt (Celsius auf Wikivoyage), CC BY-SA 3.0
- NSG 1611006 Heisebachtal in Kassel 2017-09-22 d, Baummapper, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Klostergarten Nordshausen 2021-07-31 a, Baummapper, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- NSG 1611001 Hirzstein 2017-10-07 a, Baummapper, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Hünstein Großenritte, Feuermond16, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Aquapark, 1, Altenbauna, Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Hallenbad Süd, 1, Oberzwehren, Kassel, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
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