Darmstadt-Eberstadt

Darmstadt-Eberstadt
Borough of Darmstadt
Darmstadt-Eberstadt
Coordinates	49°49′N 8°39′E / 49.81667°N 8.65°E / 49.81667; 8.65Coordinates: 49°49′N 8°39′E / 49.81667°N 8.65°E / 49.81667; 8.65
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Urban district
Town	Darmstadt
Borough subdivisions	5 statistical districts
Basic statistics
Population	21,687  (31 December 2007)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	DA
Postal code	64297
Area code	06151

Eberstadt is a borough of the urban district Darmstadt in Hessen, Germany with a population of 21,687 (as of 2007-12-31).^[1] It is Darmstadt's southernmost suburb.

Geography

Eberstadt borders on the northern side further boroughs of Darmstadt (Bessungen, Darmstadt-West), east- and southwards the municipalities Mühltal, Seeheim-Jugenheim and on the western side the town of Pfungstadt. Eberstadt is a part of the Bergstraße. Between Eberstadt and Zwingenberg it splits into the "Old" and "New" Bergstraße (Bundesstraße 3).

Statistical districts

There are 5 statistical districts subdividing Eberstadt^[2]:

• Alt-Eberstadt
• Am Lämmchesberg
• Villenkolonie
• Am Frankenstein
• Kirchtannensiedlung

Structure

Eberstadt spreads mainly along Heidelberger Landstraße. This corresponds to the course of the tramline to Darmstadt. At its historical village centre (Alt-Eberstadt) is the old intersection between the north-southern-tended Heidelberger Landstraße, the eastbound Mühltalstraße and the westbound Pfungstädter Straße. In former times this point marked the cross-point of Bundesstraße 3 and Bundestraße 426, but both interregional important roads were later moved outside the town as bypass.

Eberstadt spreads out mainly northwards from the centre in direction to Darmstadt. In all other directions around the centre it spread evenly, so that today it has a form of a bottle lined up to the north. This development is comparable to other towns in the circle around Darmstadt like Griesheim or Weiterstadt.

Villenkolonie

A scene in Villenkolonie

The Villenkolonie, marking the bond between Alt-Eberstadt and Darmstadt(-Bessungen), is the northern "bottle-neck" of Eberstadt. It follows in the direction from Darmstadt to Eberstadt the housing areas of the U.S. Army Garrison Darmstadt around Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne.

This upscale residential area is located mainly eastwards from Heidelberger Landstraße at the northern Odenwald-slopes. According to inscriptions at some villas, they were built around the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. The northern parts are build in a former forest, so there are many trees between the houses which gives the area the typical quiet, shady environment.

Alt-Eberstadt

The place of Modaubrücke.

Alt-Eberstadt is the oldest part of Eberstadt. Contrary to Villenkolonie the houses here are predominantly build wall-on-wall. Some houses in Oberstraße and Heidelberger Landstraße are older than 300 years^[3]. Many of these old buildings provide an insight into an agricultural past of the village. Along the Heidelberger Landstraße are three notable points in Alt-Eberstadt, all of them are also tramstations.

The northernmost first is the town-centre, which is at Wartehalle, the central bus- & tramstation. From this point southwards is the shoppingstreet of Eberstadt, which runs up to the second notable point, the Modaubrücke, where the Heidelberger Landstraße crosses the creek Modau, and the intersection of north-south and east-west roads is located. The Protestant church, first mentioned in 1379^[4], marks the third point. It is build upon a hill, where it can be seen from all directions, making it a landmarks of Eberstadt.

Transportation

Roads

Eberstadt is situated at the Bundesautobahn 5 at the next exit just southwards the Autobahn-interchange Darmstädter Kreuz.

Bundesstraße 3 tangents Eberstadt southbound to Bensheim and northbound to Darmstadt city. The southbound part of B3 is the new Bergstraße.

Besides B3 tangents the east-western-directed Bundestraße 426 Eberstadt. This is one of the major connections from the Bundesautobahn 5 to the Odenwald. In eastern direction it connects Eberstadt to Mühltal, Ober-Ramstadt and the Odenwald, in western direction to Pfungstadt and Gernsheim.

Trams & Buses

The train station with Regionalbahn-connections to Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Darmstadt is outside the town-centre.

At Wartehalle, the central bus & tram-station, are given tram-connections to Darmstadt-city and the northern parts of the Bergstraße, e.g. Seeheim-Jugenheim, Alsbach and bus connections to Mühltal and Pfungstadt both with the regional transportation company RMV. ^[5]

Sister cities

As borough of Darmstadt, Eberstadt has no sister cities, so sister cities are a matter of whole the city of Darmstadt(see Darmstadt's sister cities). In a development area at the southeastern border (district Am Frankenstein), some streets are named according to Darmstadt's sister cities, e.g. Chesterfieldstraße or Grazstraße.

References

1. ^ Statistische Berichte 2/2007 Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt (pdf), S.24 (statistical facts of Darmstadt, retrieved 2008-07-08)
2. ^ Darmstadt, Stadtteile, statistische Bezirke (pdf) (Darmstadt, boroughs, statistical districts, retrieved 2008-07-08)
3. ^ Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt Darmstadt, edited by Georg Haupt (1952). Published by the Landeskonservator von Hessen. Eduard Roehter Verlag Darmstadt, p.298ff
4. ^ Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt Darmstadt, edited by Georg Haupt (1952). Published by the Landeskonservator von Hessen. Eduard Roehter Verlag Darmstadt, p.305ff
5. ^ www.dadina.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Dokumente/2009/Belegungs-__Netzplaene/20081117_DA_STRABA_2008_4.pdf