Kranichstein is a district in the city of
Darmstadt. The town started with housing construction in the 1960s and now also has a number of residential high-rises. Often referred to as Darmstadt-Kranichstein.
Geographical location
Kranichstein is located in the northeast of Darmstadt. It borders on
Darmstadt-Wixhausen
Wixhausen is northernmost borough of the City of Darmstadt in southern Hesse, Germany. Covering an area of 23.247 km2, in 2006 it had 5,772 inhabitants and 1,310 houses. Its main claim to fame is the GSI heavy-ion research laboratory located ...
in the north, on Darmstadt-Ost in the southeast, on Darmstadt-Nord in the southwest and on
Darmstadt-Arheilgen
Arheilgen is a district in the north of the city of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany, incorporated in 1937.
Arheilgen borders the Darmstadt district of Wixhausen to the North, to the West is the city Weiterstadt, to the East is the Darmstadt district ...
in the west.
History
Due to the close geographic location to Arheilgen, the prehistoric history is certainly to be regarded as the same.
Middle Ages
On May 6, 1399, the first mention of the Einsiedel-Rod on Messeler Weg appeared, which was later named Kranich-Rod or Kranich-Rotth, after its owner Henne Cranich zu Dirmstein , derived from the German word for
clearing "Rodung". Kranichstein is also the name of
Jagdschloss Kranichstein
Jagdschloss Kranichstein is a palace in Kranichstein, now part of Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. It was built north of Darmstadt from 1578 as a Jagdschloss, a hunting lodge for George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. It served also as a summer resi ...
. 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.
Landgrave Ernst Ludwig (1667–1739) and
Louis VIII
Louis VIII (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226), nicknamed The Lion (french: Le Lion), was King of France from 1223 to 1226. As prince, he invaded England on 21 May 1216 and was excommunicated by a papal legate on 29 May 1216. On 2 June 1216 ...
(1691–1768) also made use of the Kranichstein hunting lodge.
Modern times
In May 1968, the “Neu-Kranichstein” urban development project, which was relatively large for Darmstadt, was started; the designs came from Ernst May. The design provided for a city expansion for 18,000 residents in the form of a forest satellite. Of the four planned construction phases, only the smallest was initially implemented. It is named after the
nearby hunting lodge, the former summer residence of the Darmstadt landgraves and grand dukes. From the beginning, the overall planning included the construction of the Bürgerpark with artificial hills and several ponds that were created in the former clay pits, as well as Lake Brentano.
Kranichstein is known for its
passive houses, (Passivhaus in German) this refers to the voluntary standard for
energy efficiency
Energy efficiency may refer to:
* Energy efficiency (physics), the ratio between the useful output and input of an energy conversion process
** Electrical efficiency, useful power output per electrical power consumed
** Mechanical efficiency, a ra ...
in a building, reducing its
ecological footprint
Transportation
Kranichstein is serviced by the public transport streetcars line 4 and 5 with service to the downtown Darmstadt. Additionally, there is a bus connection with the lines H and U to the downtown Darmstadt. Kranichstein has train service to
Darmstadt main station and to
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden () is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the state of Hesse. , it had 290,955 inhabitants, plus approximately 21,000 United States citizens (mostly associated with the United States Army). The Wiesbaden urban area ...
and
Mainz Hauptbahnhof on regional train line 75, called the
Rhein-Main-Bahn
The Rhine-Main Railway (german: Main-Rhein-Bahn), is a railway line in southern Germany from Mainz via Darmstadt to Aschaffenburg. It was built by the Hessian Ludwig Railway (''Hessische Ludwigsbahn'') and opened on 1 August 1858 and is one of t ...
.
Train station in Kranichstein,facebook
/ref> Rail routes: RB 15703, RB 15707, RB 15708, RB 15712, and STR 5 also serve the Kranichstein rail stop, with Busline A Darmstadt. Bus line H and U serve the town.
Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum
The Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum (''Eisenbahnmuseum Darmstadt-Kranichstein'') a railway museum in the German city of Darmstadt. It is also the largest railway museum in the state of Hesse.
The former railway depot (''Bahnbetriebswerk'' ...
is as very large railway museum with some operational historical working Steam locomotives.
Boroughs of Darmstadt
Darmstadt has 9 official 'Stadtteile' (boroughs
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle A ...
). These are, alphabetically:[ Stadtporträt Stadtteile Kranichstein](_blank)
('Statistical overview', from the official city website, in German)
* Darmstadt-Arheilgen
Arheilgen is a district in the north of the city of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany, incorporated in 1937.
Arheilgen borders the Darmstadt district of Wixhausen to the North, to the West is the city Weiterstadt, to the East is the Darmstadt district ...
* Darmstadt-Bessungen
*Darmstadt-Eberstadt
Eberstadt is the southernmost borough of Darmstadt in Hessen, Germany with a population of 23,728 (as of 2019).
Geography
In the north Eberstadt borders to the boroughs of Bessungen and Darmstadt-West, in the east and south to the municipaliti ...
*Darmstadt-Kranichstein
*Darmstadt-Mitte ('Central')
*Darmstadt-Nord ('North')
*Darmstadt-Ost ('East')
*Darmstadt-West ('West')
*Darmstadt-Wixhausen
Wixhausen is northernmost borough of the City of Darmstadt in southern Hesse, Germany. Covering an area of 23.247 km2, in 2006 it had 5,772 inhabitants and 1,310 houses. Its main claim to fame is the GSI heavy-ion research laboratory located ...
References
External links
Official website of the city of Darmstadt
(German and parts in English)
Map of the City of Darmstadt-Arheilgen, with bus and tram stops
{{Authority control
Kranichstein