Baunatal

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Baunatal
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Baunatal
Baunatal (Germany)
Baunatal
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Kassel
Mayor Manfred Schaub (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 38.27 km² (14.8 sq mi)
Elevation 210 m  (689 ft)
Population 27,762  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 725 /km² (1,879 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KS
Postal code 34225
Area codes 0561, 05601, 05665
Website www.baunatal.de

Coordinates: 51°15′32″N 09°25′06″E / 51.25889, 9.41833

Baunatal is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany.

[edit] Industry

Baunatal is known for the Volkswagen factory, which is the second largest of the brand with 14,500 employees. The factory suffered from damage by a magnesium fire on May 14, 2006.