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Mücke (Hesse) Station
Mücke (Hess) station is a Keilbahnhof ("wedge station") and, along with ''Nieder Ohmen'' station, is one of two remaining stations in the municipality of Mücke, Hesse, Germany. It is located between the two Mücke districts of Flensungen and Merlau, 28.9 kilometres from Gießen on the Vogelsberg Railway (''Vogelsbergbahn''), which continues to Fulda. Previously, the Friedberg–Mücke railway branched off here via Laubach and Hungen to Friedberg. History Mücke station was opened with the second section of the Vogelsberg Railway from Grünberg to Alsfeld, which was completed on 29 July 1870. The Laubach–Mücke section of the Friedberg–Mücke railway was completed on 1 November 1903. In the middle of March 1945, a train carrying a 10.5 centimetre anti-aircraft gun, a two-centimetre quadruple anti-aircraft gun along with crew and ammunition wagons stood on a track of Mücke station and a train carrying people to a concentration camp stood on a different track. 16 Thunderb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mücke
Mücke is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Mücke lies from 200 to 350 m above sea level in the northwest foothills of the Vogelsberg Mountains on the upper reaches of the river Ohm, a tributary to the Lahn Neighbouring communities Mücke borders in the north on the town of Homberg, in the northeast on the community of Gemünden, in the east on the community of Feldatal and the town of Ulrichstein, in the south on the town of Laubach (Gießen district), and in the west on the town of Ulrichstein and the community of Grünberg (Gießen district). Constituent communities The community came into being, like many other communities through Hesse's municipal reforms, with the amalgamation of twelve formerly independent communities. These are listed here: *Atzenhain *Bernsfeld *Flensungen *Groß-Eichen *Höckersdorf *Ilsdorf *Merlau (including Kirschgarten) *Nieder-Ohmen (including Windhain) *Ober-Ohmen *Ruppertenrod *Sellnrod (including S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungen
Hungen () is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 20 km southeast of Gießen, and 18 km northeast of Friedberg. Surrounding towns are Laubach to the north, Nidda to the east, Wölfersheim to the south, and Münzenberg and Lich to the west. The history of Hungen dates back to 782. In 1806 it came under the sovereignty of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Buildings of interest include the Hungen Castle, the Evangelical Church, parts of the medieval city wall and Hungen station. Looted books depository At the end of World War II American forces discovered almost 1.2 million looted books and prints at Hungen, among them the contents of the Rothschild Library at Frankfurt, which had been removed by the Nazis from Frankfurt because of Allied bombing raids. Hungen in the media Literature Shmuel Spector, Geoffrey Wigoder, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust'', New York University Press, 2001. Film My Opposition: the Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Hesse
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoherodskopf
Hoherodskopf is a mountain peak in the Vogelsberg of Hesse, Germany. It is a Miocene basaltic extinct volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates a .... Mountains of Hesse Mountains and hills of the Vogelsberg {{Hesse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrichstein
Ulrichstein () is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Ulrichstein lies in the Vogelsberg Mountains 614 m above sea level and is thereby Hesse's highest town. It is a recognized climatic spa and lies right near the "Hoherodskopf" nature reserve. It is above all the good climate and the unique landscape that invites visitors to linger a while. Just northwest of town is the source of the river Ohm. Neighbouring communities Ulrichstein borders in the north on the community of Feldatal, in the east on the community of Lautertal, in the south on the town of Schotten, in the southwest on the town of Laubach (Gießen district), and in the west on the community of Mücke. Constituent communities In 1972, the town of Ulrichstein and the communities of Kölzenhain, Feldkrücken and Rebgeshain from the Lauterbach district, along with the communities of Bobenhausen, Helpershain, Ober-Seibertenrod, Unter-Seibertenrod and Wohnfeld from the Alsfeld dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsfeld Station
Alsfeld station is in the town of Alsfeld in the German state of Hesse. It is at line-km 60.3 of the Vogelsberg Railway (''Vogelsbergbahn'') and line-km 0.0 of the Niederaula–Alsfeld railway, which was closed in 1988. The entrance building, which was built in 1914/15 at Bahnhofstraße 14, is a protected monument. History In 1868, the Second Chamber of the Grand Duchy of Hesse decided to build the ''Oberhessischen Eisenbahn'' ("Upper Hessian Railway", now called the Vogelsberg Railway) from Gießen via Alsfeld to Fulda. The official opening of the station took place on 29 July 1870 with the opening of the Grünberg–Alsfeld section. The station was the terminus of the trains from Giessen until 30 October, when the next section was opened to Lauterbach. The Vogelsberg Railway was completed on 31 July 1871, so that the cities of Giessen and Fulda were now accessible by rail. When the Niederaula–Alsfeld railway (''Gründchenbahn'' or Gründchen Railway) was added, the old en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eschhofen Station
Eschhofen station lies on the Lahn Valley Railway (german: Lahntalbahn) in the town of Limburg an der Lahn in the German state of Hesse. In addition, just east of the station, the Main-Lahn Railway (''Main-Lahn-Bahn'') branches off to Frankfurt. The station was opened in 1863. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. History Eschhofen station was opened on 10 January 1863 with the inauguration of the Lahn Valley Railway. The first section of the Main-Lahn Railway was opened to traffic between Eschhofen and Niederselters on 1 February 1875 and the rest of the line was completed to Frankfurt on 15 October 1877. The current station building was probably built in 1896 and is classified as a monument under the Hessian Heritage Act. Infrastructure The station is only served by regional services. It has three platform tracks. Track 1 (the “home” platform, next to the station building) is used for trains running towards Limburg and Koblenz. Track 2 and track 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahn Valley Railway
The Lahntal railway (German: ''Lahntalbahn'') is a railway line between Niederlahnstein in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate to Wetzlar in Hesse. Its western terminus was originally in Oberlahnstein. Trains now mostly operate between Koblenz and Gießen. The line was opened by the Nassau Rhine and Lahn Railway Company and the Nassau State Railway between 1858 and 1863 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. Route The railway follows the largely winding course of the valley of the Lahn river. It is only a few metres above the river’s surface and is characterised by numerous bridges and tunnels. It is therefore extremely scenic. As the line has never been fundamentally modernised, its numerous engineering structures, semaphore signals and accompanying telegraph lines have been preserved. The Hessian section of the line is a listed monument under the Hessian Heritage Act. The signalling of the section in Rhineland-Palatinate was modernised in 2015. The line is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetzlar Station
Wetzlar station is a through railway station in the city of Wetzlar in the German state of Hesse. The station, which serves Deutsche Bahn's Dill and Lahntal lines, constitutes (together with the adjacent bus station) Wetzlar's most important public transport node. History The first Wetzlar station, built in 1862 in the district of Niedergirmes, was an "island station" (german: Inselbahnhof), with the main station building built between the tracks. This building still stands. The current station was originally completed in January 1917 in the Art Nouveau style, but it was demolished in 1981 and rebuilt in the Modern style. Train services The following services currently call at Wetzlar: *'' Main-Sieg-Express'' Siegen - Dillenburg - Gießen - Friedberg - Frankfurt (Main) *'' Mittelhessen-Express'' Dillenburg - Gießen - Friedberg - Frankfurt (Main) Operations Wetzlar station has five platform tracks, served by Regionalbahn, Regional-Express, and EuroCity trains. Trains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weilburg Station
Weilburg is a station in the town of Weilburg in the German state of Hesse on the Lahn Valley Railway (''Lahntalbahn''). The Weil Valley Railway (''Weiltalbahn'') branched off towards Weilmünster immediately after the station from 1890 to 1988. History Weilburg station was originally built as a terminal station of the Lahn Valley Railway during the construction of the section between the stations of Limburg (Lahn) and Weilburg, which was opened on 14 October 1862. The Weil Valley Railway was inaugurated from Weilburg to Weilmünster on 1 November 1891. After the extension to Usingen was put into operation on 1 June 1909, trains—at one time including an express train—ran from Weilburg to Frankfurt am Main. Weilburg became a rail junction and transfer station. This role ended when passenger services ended between Weilmünster and Weilburg on 27 September 1969. Freight traffic was operated on this section until 30 January 1988 under the closure procedure. After that, Weilbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limburg (Lahn) Station
Limburg (Lahn) station is a station in the city of Limburg an der Lahn in the German state of Hesse. It is on the Lahntal railway (german: Lahntalbahn), running between Koblenz Hauptbahnhof, Koblenz and Gießen station, Gießen. Infrastructure The only section of line that is electrified in the Limburg area is between Limburg freight yard and Eschhofen station. At the west end of Limburg station a two-track branch line branches off towards Staffel, where it separates into two single-track lines to Siershahn (the Lower Westerwald Railway, ''Westerwaldbahn'') and to Au (Sieg) station, Au (Sieg) (the Upper Westerwald Railway, ''Oberwesterwaldbahn''). East of Limburg, in Eschhofen, the double track, electrified Main-Lahn Railway (''Main-Lahn-Bahn'') branches off to the southeast towards Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, Frankfurt and Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof, Wiesbaden (via the Ländches Railway (''Ländchesbahn''). Until 2005, there was also a Deutsche Bahn maintenance depot at the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
