Off to Kassel

The phrase from to Kassel is used jokingly or with displeasure when you leave someone lighthearted or want to get rid of someone quickly in the sense of just getting away quickly.

The origin of the saying has not been clarified with absolute certainty, and the often-cited declaration in particular cannot be proven that it dates from the 18th century, when the Hessian sovereigns sent many of their soldiers to the American War of Independence .

In contrast, there is evidence of this saying from Aachen in 1870 . At the train station there, after the battle of Sedan, people called out to the captured Emperor Napoleon III. "Off to Kassel" because it was brought there by train. Only since then has the phrase been found more frequently in reports. The town planning councilor Christiane Thalgott , who was appointed by the SPD from Kassel to Munich, also had to occasionally listen to the saying in Bavaria. The city of Kassel reversed the meaning and used it as an advertising slogan for a long time.

See also

• Soldiers trade under Landgrave Friedrich II of Hessen-Kassel

Web links

• Explanation of the saying on the website of the city of Kassel

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Resolute urban designer . Merkur-online.de of April 27, 2007.