Griesheim

For the district of Frankfurt see Griesheim (Frankfurt am Main).

Griesheim is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km west of Darmstadt.

[edit] Demographics

Residents (July 2003): without auxiliary domiciles 25.111, with auxiliary domiciles 27.014

since 4000 v. Chr. colonisation of boundary
14. June 1165 First documentary mention
1529 Introduction of the reformation
1618 - 1648 Decline during the 30 years war
1681 Building of the Lutheran church (Lutherkirche)
1868 Direct rail connections to Darmstadt and Worms
1874 Artillery range
1886 Vapour railway to Darmstadt, from 1926 electrified
1895 Artificial watering of the fields
1900 Gas works and central gas supply
1908 First rain water canalisation, first airfield in town
1918 - 1930 French allocation
1925 - 1927 central power and water supply
1939 - 1945 in the 2nd World War damaged to 60%
after 1945 Around 4000 refugees arriving in Griesheim. Rebuilding of the city and infrastructural development
12. September 1965 Conferring of the city right in appreciation of the rebuilding efforts
1975 Town partnership with Bar-le-Duc
1977 Incorporation of the residential area St. Stephan
1990 Town partnership with Gyönk (Hungary) Town friendship with Wilkau-Haßlau (Sachsen, Germany)
2000 ca. 24500 residents, modern public and commercial infrastructure, good transport connection, popular residential town, traffic calming, attractive shopping city, agricultural specialised cultivation [1] (in German)
2004 Tram route to Darmstadt-Kranichstein opened