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Darmstadt (German: [ˈdaʁmʃtat] ⓘ) is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it the fourth largest city in the state of Hesse after Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, and Kassel.
As borough of Darmstadt, Eberstadt has no sister cities, as sister cities are a matter for the city as a whole (see Darmstadt's sister cities). In a development area at the southeastern border (Am Frankenstein district), some streets are named according to Darmstadt's sister cities, e.g. Chesterfieldstraße or Grazstraße.
Darmstadt is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the south of the state. The other two Regierungsbezirke are Giessen and Kassel Kreise
Kranichstein is also the name of Jagdschloss Kranichstein. It was originally built in 1578 for Landgrave Georg I of Hesse-Darmstadt. The palace is one of the few preserved baroque hunters' courtyards in Germany. Today the facility houses a hunting museum and a hotel with restaurant.
In this list, only the cities' and towns' names are given. For more restricted lists with more details, see: List of cities in Germany by population (only Großstädte, i.e. cities over 100,000 population) Metropolitan regions in Germany; Numbers of cities and towns in the German states: Bavaria: 317 cities and towns
Wixhausen is northernmost borough of the City of Darmstadt in southern Hesse, Germany. Covering an area of 23.247 km 2, in 2006 it had 5,772 inhabitants and 1,310 houses. [2] It is noted for the GSI heavy-ion research laboratory located there. The district of Darmstadt-Arheilgen is just South of Wixhausen.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Darmstadt became the center of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, which led to a major expansion of the city area. By 1875 at the latest, Darmstadt and Bessungen had finally grown together. On April 1, 1888, after lengthy negotiations, Bessungen was incorporated into Darmstadt.
Eppertshausen is a municipality in southern Hesse, in the district Darmstadt-Dieburg, Germany. The municipality has a total population of 5,805 inhabitants. Currently, the mayor is Carsten Helfmann, re-elected in 2020. [1]