Groß-Umstadt

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Coordinates: 49°52′N 8°56′E

Groß-Umstadt
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Darmstadt
District	urban district
Population	21,724 [1] (31 December 2004)
Area	86.84 km²
Population density	250 /km²
Elevation	170-224 m
Coordinates	49°52′ N 8°56′ E
Postal code	64823
Area code	06078
Licence plate code	DA
Mayor	Joachim Ruppert (SPD)
Website	gross-umstadt.de

Groß-Umstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) Hesse in Germany. It is near Darmstadt and Frankfurt and at the northern border of the Odenwald.

It has around 22,000 residents all together in its 8 districts and Groß-Umstadt itself. The districts are:

• Dorndiel
• Heubach
• Kleestadt
• Klein-Umstadt
• Raibach
• Richen
• Semd
• Wiebelsbach

It was first mentioned in 766 named "autmundisstat"; but uninterrupted settlement in the area dates back to 5000 BC.

Each year at the weekend after September, 15th there is the "Winzerfest" (a wine festival) which attracts tens of thousands of people.

[edit] Partner cities

• Saint-Péray (France; since 1966)
• Santo Tirso (Portugal; since 1988)

Coordinates: 49°52′N 8°56′E