Kranichstein
Stadtteil of Darmstadt
Location of Kranichstein within Darmstadt
Kranichstein is located in Germany
Kranichstein
Kranichstein
Kranichstein is located in Hesse
Kranichstein
Kranichstein
Coordinates: 49°53′54″N 8°40′37″E / 49.89833°N 8.67694°E / 49.89833; 8.67694
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictUrban district
CityDarmstadt
Area
 • Total6.555 km2 (2.531 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total12,043
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
64289
Dialling codes06151
Websitewww.darmstadt.de
Kranichstein

Kranichstein is a district in the German 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 in the north, on Darmstadt-Ost in the southeast, on Darmstadt-Nord in the southwest and on Darmstadt-Arheilgen 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. 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 (1691–1768) also made use of the Kranichstein hunting lodge.[2]

Jagdschloss Kranichstein, now hotel and museum

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 in a building, reducing its ecological footprint

A building based on the passive house concept in Darmstadt-Kranichstein, Germany

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 and Mainz Hauptbahnhof on regional train line 75, called the Rhein-Main-Bahn RB 75.[3] 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 is as very large railway museum with some operational historical working Steam locomotives.

The Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum
Bavarian BB II at the Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum

Boroughs of Darmstadt

Darmstadt has 9 official 'Stadtteile' (boroughs). These are, alphabetically:[4]

Map of Kranichstein area

References

  1. ↑ "Entwicklung der Bevölkerung im Jahr 2019 nach statistischen Bezirken und Stadtteilen" (PDF). Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Kranichstein hunting lodge web site, German
  3. ↑ Train station in Kranichstein,facebook
  4. ↑ Stadtporträt | Stadtteile | Kranichstein ('Statistical overview', from the official city website, in German)
Kranichstein Train Station
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