Darmstadt-Eberstadt

49.8188888888898.645115Koordinaten: 49 ° 49 ' 8 " N, 8 ° 38 ' 42" O

Location of Eberstadt within Darmstadt

Eberstadt is a district of Darmstadt with approximately 22,000 residents, located in the south of the city and was incorporated together with Arheilgen in 1937.

Geography

Eberstadt is bordered on the northeast by the neighborhood Bessungen, in the east on the community of Mill Valley, in the south on the community of Seeheim- Jugenheim, on the west by the city Pfungstadt and to the northwest by the homestead settlement in the district of Darmstadt -West. It is located on the eastern edge of the Upper Rhine Plain, at the intersection of mountain road with the emerging from the Odenwald River Vltava. South of the River Vltava and the municipal area of inland dunes is crossed, the bump in the east on the granite of the Odenwald. In the northeast of the Odenwald is running out as the hills.

History

Eberstadt was in the time of Charlemagne a small Einzelhofsiedlung south of the River Vltava, at the intersection of two trade routes. Even the Roman road from Ladenburg to Blessed city passed through here. The first documentary mention in which a certain Walther and his wife Willi wind the monastery Lorsch transfer them their goods, dated from September 1 782 Perhaps those Frankish noble was also the founder of the former church of St. Lawrence, the structurally altered several times today as Trinity Church on one of the sand dunes can be used.

In the 13th century Eberstadt came to the Lords of Frankenstein. It remained for over 400 years in its possession. The Franks Steiner, whose castle is first mentioned in 1252, were the local, court and church leaders. They had in the old church, where still today remember their grave laying grave stones, coats of arms and inscriptions on them. The tenacious efforts of the Landgrave of Hesse- Darmstadt, to acquire the residence ahead of their little reign, 1661 were successful. The Franks Steiner sold their property and moved to Middle Franconia.

In the Thirty Years' War, the Swedes burned in 1635 from almost the whole village. Many of the residents who managed to escape the fortified Darmstadt, died there of the plague. Over 40 years took the reconstruction.

In the 18th century, the social situation of the population Eberstadt improved. The lively tourist traffic through the village had trade and commerce flourish, and along the main road caused many large inns. Goethe returned in the restaurant "The Ox" one and began his diary with the words: " Eberstadt, the 30.10.1775. Here then would be the cornerstone of my Tagbuches ".

In the 19th century, the new Main-Neckar -Bahn and the beginnings of industrialization Eberstadt to further development helped. The population rose sharply, and it stirred a varied social life. Built in 1847, City Hall is still part of the self-confidence of the emerging church.

After 1900, Eberstadt registered some 6000 inhabitants and had spread to the north with a villa colony to Gemarkungsgrenze Darmstadt. A narrow gauge suburban railway connected both places. It created a separate water, gas and electricity works, a public library, a public bath, a new cemetery hall and two new schools. Other industries, including six breweries, moved on, and the street lighting has been introduced. 1914, the suburban railway was electrified and operated as a tramway. This could be extended until 1936 as overland train to Seeheim and Jugenheim.

On April 1, 1937, until then independent municipality became part of Darmstadt.

Coat of arms

The Eberstädter coat of arms still used in the local voluntary sector and in the home care goes back to the seal of the former local court. This used by the Lords of Frankenstein Court, headed by a mayor was responsible for the lower courts as well as for the certification of all transactions of the villagers. The oldest evidence of this seal is from the October 1617 and shows a boar with three acorns.

After this presentation the use today of arms was designed in 1972 according to heraldic rules. It shows a boar in the upper field and acorns at the bottom. The upper half of the shield is yellow, the lower black, the boar dark red, his tusks are white. With the colors red and gold should be noted from Frankenstein to the colors of Lords.

When the seal came up for the first time, is unknown. It is quite possible that can still find older seal impressions as of 1617. The emblem in any case can be easily explained from the place name. The name Eberstadt turn, can possibly be attributed to a name, probably of that the Frankish nobleman, who founded the settlement in the 7th or early 8th century.

Culture and sights

Located on the south-east of Langenberg Eberstadt, but on Mühltaler district, near low - Beersbach that. Frankenstein Castle from the 13th century, which was acquired in 1662 by the reign of Hesse -Darmstadt

Northeast Eberstadt, at the foot of Prince Bergs are orchards with some mature trees, dunes in the southwest are the habitat of thermophilic species that would otherwise occur in the Mediterranean area, partly under nature protection.

Traffic

The district has with the Darmstadt- Eberstadt ⊙ 49.8141678.625972 station, a railway connection to the Main-Neckar Railway. There are connections to Heidelberg and Mannheim Bensheim and to Frankfurt via Darmstadt and Langen. From track 3 branches also Pfungstadtbahn - a short branch line to Pfungstadt - from which was set in 1955 for the passenger was taken ( in 1997 for freight ) and in December 2011 as an extension of Odenwaldbahn of Erbach to Darmstadt again. Darmstadt- Eberstadt had a freight station with loading stations whose systems are still partially operational. The station building built in 1846 was demolished in March 1966 and replaced by a simple lobby.

The trams in the north drive into the downtown Darmstadt (lines 6-8 ) and the main train station ( line 1). Southbound take line 6 and 8 to Seeheim -Jugenheim and Alsbach. Within the district and to Pfungstadt, Mill Valley Mill Valley and Low -Beer Bach buses stop.

Eberstadt is located at the intersection of B 3 to the B 426 Both highways were out of the place and moved to a bypass. In this connection also the Darmstadt- Eberstadt (until 2004: Pfungstadt ) opens the A 5

Trade

The company Goldwell and Software AG have their headquarters in Darmstadt- Eberstadt.

Personalities

• Simon Bamberger (* 1846 in Eberstadt, † 1926), German - American entrepreneur, the fourth Governor of Utah.
• Otto Keller ( DVP ) ( 1879-1947 ), member of the Landtag of Hesse
• Willem Grimm ( * 1904 in Eberstadt, † 1986), painter and printmaker.
• John Gussmann (1881-1930), member of the Landtag of Hesse
• Ludwig Hauss (* 1871 in Darmstadt, † unknown), winner of the Pour le Merite Order
• Fritz Kern ( politician ) (* 1903 in Eberstadt, † 1945), politician ( NSDAP).
• Hermann Röder (* 1874 in Eberstadt, date of death unknown), brewery entrepreneurs.
• Hans -Jürgen Krupp ( born 1933 in Elbing ), German economist and politician of the SPD.