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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
[edit] History
- 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 Steam 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
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