- Griesheim
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Griesheim (Hessen).png
lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 51 |lat_sec = 50
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 33 |lon_sec = 50
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
Landkreis = Darmstadt-Dieburg
Höhe = 96
Fläche = 21.4083
Einwohner = 25436
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 64347
PLZ-alt = 6103
Vorwahl = 06155
Kfz = DA
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 32 008
Straße = Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße 75
Website = [http://www.griesheim.de/ www.griesheim.de]
Bürgermeister = Norbert Leber (SPD)Griesheim is a town in the
Darmstadt-Dieburg district, inHesse ,Germany . It is situated approx. 7 km west ofDarmstadt .See also: A borough of Frankfurt am Main. Griesheim is well known amongst bargemen for the loch gates 'Der Griesheimer Schleuse'. [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staustufe_Griesheim] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_am_Main]
Demographics
Residents (July 2003): without auxiliary domiciles 25.111, with auxiliary domiciles 27.014
History
*since 4000 v. Chr. colonisation of boundary
*14. June 1165 First documentary mention
*1529 Introduction of the reformation
*1618 - 1648 General decline caused by the 30 year war and plagues
*1681 Construction of the Lutheran church (Lutherkirche)
*1868 Direct rail connections to Darmstadt and Worms
*1874 Artillery range
*1886 Steam train to Darmstadt, 1926 Electric trains arrive
*1895 First field-irrigation systems installed
*1900 Gas works and central gas supply built
*1908 Rainwater canals and an airfield are added to the town
*1918 - 1930 French accession
*1925 - 1927 Electricity and plumbing added to all homes
*1939 - 1945 60% of the town was destroyed during the war.
*1946 - After the war was over, Griesheim became home to about 4000 refugees.
*12. September 1965 Conferring of the city right in appreciation of the rebuilding effort
*1975 Town partnership withBar-le-Duc
*1977 Incorporation of the residential area St. Stephan
*1990 Town partnership with Gyönk (Hungary) Town friendship with Wilkau-Haßlau (Saxony, Germany)
*2000 ca. 24500 residents, modern infrastructure, good public-transport, residential, restrained road-traffic, attractive shopping, specialised agricultural businesses [http://www.griesheim.de/geschichte/daten.htm] (in German)
*2004 Tram route to Darmstadt-Kranichstein openedExternal links
* [http://www.griesheim.de/ Homepage of the Town Griesheim (in German)]
* [http://www.politik-griesheim.de Politics in Griesheim]
* [http://wetter.com/v2/?SID=&LANG=DE&LOC=7000&LOCFROM=0202&type=WORLD&id=27058 Weatherstats of Griesheim]
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