Here are some sample questions you can choose and use for presenting and describing your area.
What to do:
Select and answer the questions which are directed at you.
Then, adapt the remaining questions to your region.
Ignore those questions which cannot be adapted to your region.
Some questions may result in other questions or topics. You can include these.
- What can we see in Kassel?
We can see the “Wilhelmshöhe Bergpark” with Hercules. We also have the Aue Park, many museums and the Documenta Exhibition.
- Is Kassel photogenic, because I like to take pictures?
Yes, partly. The town centre, less so. But the landscape around KS is photogenic. The “Vorderer Westen” district of the town is very
beautiful with many old buildings. - In which state is it?
It is in Hessen. - Did/do you like living in Kassel? Why?
Yes, mainly because of the parks and the landscape. And there is a cult bar called “FES”, in the Friedrich Ebert Strasse. - Is Kassel a modern city?
Yes and no. It is a university city. - How many inhabitants does it have?
It has 200k inhabitants. - Why is it called Kassel?
In the past, it was called Cassel and before that, Cassela. This name came from the Roman times. - Is Kassel a good place to visit?
Yes, it is, because it is neither too big nor too small. - What are the most common cakes in your country? (I have a sweet tooth)
- How many days do you recommend exploring the area? I would say one week.
- What is the best method of transport to travel around the region? Mainly with the car, but we have many trams which run to the outskirts.
- When is the best season to go? Spring or autumn are the best seasons to visit Kassel.
- What is the typical food from Kassel? It is green sauce, “ahle wurst”, “sauerkraut”
- In which languages may I communicate with people from Kassel? In the German language (high German) and unfortunately only a few with the kasselänisch dialect.
- Can you recommend me an itinerary? I recorment the kasselsteig, “hohes gras” with is the highest point of Kassel from there you can look until the Röhn mountains. The harleshausen district ant the complete habichtswald.
- I wish to know what is the best book in your culture?
- What are the classic movies which are set in your area? One of them was a detective movie with Barbera Rudnik and another was with Ottfried Fischer from the series called Pfarrer Braun.
- So, what else can we do and visit in your country?
- Could you let us discover the spirit of Kassel? Art and Architecture
- Can I meet native people from Kassel? Mainly Kassel is an open-minded city.
- What are your favourite places that you would show us?
