Griesheim (Frankfurt am Main)
- 541 - Griesheim- East
- 542 - Griesheim- East
- 551 - Griesheim- West
- 552 - Griesheim- West
Griesheim is, since April 1, 1928, a western suburb of Frankfurt am Main, north of the Main.
- 5.1 barrage Griesheim
- 5.2 Highway bridge Griesheim
Geography and infrastructure
Griesheim is bordered to the west by Nied, on the north by Sossenheim, Roedelheim and Bock home, on the east by Gallus and the Gutleutviertel and in the south, separated by the Main, at Swan House and Niederrad.
Due to the Bahnhof Frankfurt- Griesheim is well connected with the center of Frankfurt (lines S1 and S2 of the S- Bahn Rhein -Main ) and the western hinterland and Wiesbaden. The railway line and the Mainzer Landstrasse in the north divide the place into three parts: south, center and north.
In the south, the resort center is a wide selection of shopping, medical offices and restaurants. Griesheim- Center, located between the railway line and Mainzer Landstrasse, is characterized by the construction of settlements in the 1960s and 1970s. Griesheim- North was to a large extent in the early 1950s with the construction of apartments, which were inhabited at the beginning mainly of expellees. Currently, this building will be modernized through extensive renovations.
Public transport (PT ): In addition to the S -Bahn run in Griesheim the bus lines 52 ( except Sundays and holidays), 54 and 59 and in the northern part of the tram lines 11 and 21 (only rush hour ).
History
Already in pre-Roman times went by the Griesheim area two old streets of Mainz coming, the Antsanvia, over the Nidda Bridge at Nied by the Griesheim community forest ( Roedelheimer road today Oeserstraße ), as well as on the river Main to Frankfurt Cathedral Hill along withdrawing Street (today about low Kirchweg / Stroofstraße or Alt- Griesheim). The Romans used these roads, they built further and laid another military road from headquarters Nida Civitas Taunensium the Roman fort " On Ash " and the adjacent civilian settlement in large -Gerau, where there was a national road intersection. This link road is now completely gone, by finds at Ebelfeld ( Praunheim ) in Roedelheim ( Nidda punctures), in Griesheim Forest and Swan home on the opposite side of the Main, the course is backed up.
For the urban development Griesheim but only coming from Nied banks of the Main Street was instrumental in the axis of which settled in the Middle Ages craftsmen and fishermen, this connecting road to Frankfurt ( on the Gutleuthof ) was the nucleus of the village expansion Griesheim.
Documented Griesheim was first mentioned in the post-Roman period around 850 under the name Groezesheim, the Imperial Abbey of Lorsch possessed here a yard, fields and meadows. Another naming as Griegesheim from the year 965 found in the Nassauer certificates. 1684 comes in Griesheim Kurmainzer possession after it was under a hanauisch - mainzer dual power since 1474. Since then, the Wheel of Mainz, the district leads in the arms. 1845 receives Griesheim an elementary school. At the same location today is the Boehleschule, one of Griesheim primary schools. Already in 1856 the chemical factory Griesheim was founded on the western edge of the former settlement area. The chemical site Griesheim is older than the chemical plant in maximum. With the construction of the Protestant Church 1866 ( Tower until 1890 ), only the Catholic population is pastoral care of Nied from. The road down Kirchweg still reminds us of that time.
1871 Griesheim was connected via the Hessian Ludwig Railway to the German railway network. This year, the Catholic church was founded in Griesheim. 1897, the Catholic Church of the Assumption is inaugurated. At a large gas explosion in 1901 with 26 dead and over 200 injured still reminds the entrance of the cemetery in Griesheim Waldschulstraße. On April 1, 1928 Griesheim was incorporated along with the other western suburbs to the city of Frankfurt am Main. 1932, the barrage Griesheim is passed with a hydroelectric plant and for a lock operation. 1963 Griesheim loses its passenger ferry across the river Main.
In June 2010, Benno Schubert, the last mayor of the formerly independent Griesheim ( 1922-1928 ), honored by the naming of a small park in Benno Schubert Park. A plaque and a sequoia recall in the green area at the southern end of the aldermen street, right on the banks of the Main Griesheim, to the pioneers of incorporation to Frankfurt in 1928.
Industry
In addition to the Griesheim Industrial Park on the western edge is near the Mainzer Landstrasse a large industrial area where several car dealerships, supermarkets, a cinema and a nightclub are located. , Also located there work Messer Griesheim designed the torch for the Olympic Games in Sydney. On the site of the industrial park Griesheim operates the VIAS GmbH Since December 2010, a newly constructed depot for the railcar of newly admitted to the timetable change in 2010 own lines Right Rhine line and the Main- Sieg- Express the Hessian web.
DB Fernverkehr AG operates further in Frankfurt -Griesheim ( Griesheim Stadtweg 8 ) their operation works for the maintenance of the ICE series 406 and 415 The factory covers - for DB long-distance AG - two tracks and two tracks in the former S-Bahn Hall. The plan is the deployment of the Class 407 in the depot Griesheim. To this end, a further maintenance hangar with three tracks will be built. In addition, the DB Regio AG operates on the other tracks of the former S-Bahn workshop maintenance of electric and diesel locomotives. Also double-decker cars are serviced in Standortort Frankfurt -Griesheim.
Social
In Griesheim there are daycare centers in church, municipal or private sponsorship and three primary schools and one comprehensive school. To improve the care situation for infants in Griesheim -South, opened in early October 2006 in Old Falterstraße 6 crèche of the Social Service Agency of, in addition to running for a long time toddler group and the mini-club of the Catholic church of the Assumption.
In 1987 finished town house near the train station is a branch of the city library.
Griesheim has long been regarded as one of the greatest social focal points of the city. Due to the sometimes highly problematic housing situation in some settlements (for example, western maple street ) came there in the 1990s to incidents that brought in the name of Griesheim Frankfurt Bronx. By the inhabitants inclusive relief, however, the emergence of a ghetto could be prevented following the American model in the following years. Stigmatization Griesheim in this regard, which are sometimes cited cliché by outsiders until now, are not applicable.
As before, there are areas that make a Continuation of integrative measures required. To meet this demand, since the beginning of 2005 Griesheim- northern part of the project Social City, in the frame by means of neighborhood management greater integration within the district to be achieved.
There are several open youth centers:
- Youth Club of the International Federation
- Youth Club of the Evangelical Association for Youth Social Work
- Children and Youth Office of the Evangelical church
- IB fema for girls and women 10 to 27 years.
Recreation areas can be found on the river Main with playgrounds and things to do as well in Niedwald in the northern part.
Furthermore, there's a diverse community life, numerous sports and cultural clubs cater for different actuation possibilities. In the Protestant church regularly hosts musical events, sometimes the historical Sauer organ is in the center of which the Church 's blessing.
Parishes
- Evangelical: Ev. Parish Ffm- Griesheim, Am community garden 6a/Jägerallee 28 (merged since January 2005 ) Year 1863
- Catholic: Pastoral area of Griesheim -Nied with the Catholic Parish of the Assumption, Link 45, the church inaugurated in 1897 and the branch church of St. Hedwig, Elsterstraße 18 to pastoral space in addition include the Catholic parish in Frankfurt -Nied and the Eritrean Catholics, as well as the French and Italian communities in Frankfurt.
- New Apostolic: Apostolic Church congregation Frankfurt- Griesheim, Lärchenstraße 60
Mosque communities
- Islamic Center Frankfurt eV, Oak Street 41 (since 1989)
Events
Enjoys great popularity the annual summer place Mainuferfest.
In addition, there is throughout the year a number of festivals and events that are organized by associations or churches.
Musically, here is the accordion music club cheerfulness of 1890 Frankfurt -Griesheim mentioned eV. The annual autumn concert of the oldest German Accordion Association is traditionally held on the first Sunday in November.
Structures
Barrage Griesheim
The barrage Griesheim consists of two lock chambers, each 12 to 15 meters wide and a hydroelectric power plant with three Kaplan turbines. The generated electrical work per year, on average, is about 35 million kilowatt hours ( kWh). This represents a supply of about 10 000 households. It is operated as a power plant operating agency by the Water and Shipping Authority Aschaffenburg was built as a mill weir power plant in the cubic forms of the Bauhaus style from 1929 to 1932. It was considered at that time as the most modern and efficient inland navigation system in Europe.
Highway bridge Griesheim
Today's Europa Bridge towards Swan Home is the oldest highway bridge in Germany. After the groundbreaking ceremony on September 23, 1933, the section of Frankfurt -Darmstadt planned North -South axis ( HaFraBa ) the first Main Bridge 1934/1935 was built. The Frankfurt -Darmstadt motorway was opened on 19 May 1935. Today's Federal Highway 5 was originally planned as " HaFraBa " from Hamburg via Frankfurt to Basel as a single track.
In the last days of the war, the bridge was blown up, then 1945/1946 rebuilt and newly inaugurated in April 1946. In the years 1974-1978 the motorway bridge at Griesheim by the present bridge was replaced Europe.
Personalities
- Jacob Meisenheimer (1876 - 1934), German chemist
- Ignatz Stroof (1838 - 1920), German chemist