title: Hofgeismar
text: # Hofgeismar
  
  Hofgeismar (German pronunciation: (listen)) is a town in the district of Kassel, in northern Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km north of Kassel on the German Timber-Frame Road. In 1978 and in 2015, the town hosted the 18th Hessentag state festival.
  
  ## History
  
  The first written document mentioning Hofgeismar dates back to the year 1082.
  
  ## People
  
  * Martin Zielke (born 1963), German banker
  