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Near the central station of Darmstadt in the federal state of Hesse, there is a memorial to the deportation of Jews and Sinti during 1942 and 1943. This memorial is located on the corner of Bismarckstrasse and Kirschenallee.
Jun 18, 2019 · In general the cities far away from the Eastern and Western front, from the Baltics to Bavaria, suffered the least in WW2. There are some major losses, like Dresden, Braunschweig or Nuremberg, but many cities survived WW2 relatively well.
Darmstadt was bombed a number of times during World War II. The most devastating air raid on Darmstadt occurred on the night of 11/12 September 1944 when No. 5 Group of the Royal Air Force bombed the city. 66,000 of the 110,000 inhabitants of Darmstadt at the time became homeless.
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Aug 17, 2023 · The most devastating air raid on Darmstadt occurred on the night of 11/12 September 1944 when No. 5 Group of the Royal Air Force (RAF) bombed the city. 66,000 of the 110,000 inhabitants of Darmstadt at the time became homeless.
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Since 1997 Darmstadt has held the official title City of Science (Wissenschaftsstadtin German) as it is a major centre of scientific institutions and high-tech companies. The Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt in German) was the first university in the world to set up a chair in electrical engineering (1882). Back in the 20th century, ...
Darmstadt was a centre of the Art Nouveau movement. Surviving examples of this period include Rosenhöhe, a landscaped English-style rose garden from the 19th century, recently renovated and replanted, Mathildenhöhe, with the wedding tower (Hochzeitsturm) by Joseph Maria Olbrich, the Russian Chapel in Darmstadt and large exhibition halls as well as ...
Luisenplatz, the central square of the city, forms the centre of the city and is the main public transport hub. In 1844 the Ludwigsäule, a 33-metre column commemorating Ludwig I, first Grand Duke of Hesse, was placed in the middle of the square. While the column still stands, the square is today surrounded by mostly modern buildings. Other importan...
Darmstadt has a rich tradition in modern architecture. After 1945 several architectural landmarks (Meisterbauten) were built that set standards for modern architecture. These buildings still exist and are used for various public and private purposes. In the late 1990s the so-called Forest Spiral (Waldspirale) was built, a residential complex by mod...
Established in 1999, Schlossgrabenfest has become one of the largest music festivals in the State of Hessia and one of the biggest free open-air events in Germany taking place in May. It brings live music from a wide spectrum: Rock, Pop, Electro, Reggae and Hip-Hop, Soul and Jazz attracting 700,000 visitors. Heinerfestfestival is held in the street...
One of Germany’s most likable football clubs, SV Darmstadt 98, was founded on 22 May 1898. Following a 33-year run in the lower leagues and insolvency, the football club made a surprising comeback to the Bundesliga in 2015. The club went into the 2015/16 campagin with limited finances and an underdog image and were able to gain widespread support a...
Darmstadt can be reached from London by air, with Frankfurt Airport 24 kilometres away or by train via Brussels and Luxemburg.
The September 11th destruction of Darmstadt, yet another ancient city, was achieved within one half hour when 234 bombers dropped 500,000 high-explosive bombs, over 300,000 incendiary bombs and 300 aerial mines in a so-called “fan attack” which intentionally created a firestorm.
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