Wixhausen

Wixhausen is northernmost borough of the City of Darmstadt in southern Hesse, Germany. Covering an area of 23.247 km2, in 2006 it had 5,772 inhabitants and 1,310 houses.[1] Its main claim to fame is the GSI heavy-ion research laboratory located there.

Wixhausen
Stadtteil of Darmstadt
Coat of arms
Location of Wixhausen within Darmstadt
Wixhausen
Wixhausen
Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 8°38′59″E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictUrban district
CityDarmstadt
Area
 • Total6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2011-03-31)
 • Total5,747
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
64291
Dialling codes06150

The district of Darmstadt-Arheilgen is just South of Wixhausen. The city of Erzhausen is just to the North of Wixhausen.

History

By the Bronze Age Wixhausen was populated. The first signs of colonization of the Wixhausen district has been found to be approximately 1400 BC. In 780 AD Wixhausen district was incorporated into the Frankish kingdom. In 1172 is the first mention of Wixhausen by name, as a "Wickenhusen" which means "houses on the pond. The most historic site in Wixhausen, built in 1774–1776 is the Baroque Protestant church.

As part of local government reform in Hesse the community Wixhausen incorporated into Darmstadt in 1977.

Coat of arms

In gold with a lion, with the right paw clutching a silver and red flag. Registered in the Hessian State Archives in 1962.

Boroughs of Darmstadt

Darmstadt has 9 official 'Stadtteile' (boroughs). These are, alphabetically:[2]

Transportation

Wixhausen has a small rail station on the Main-Neckar Railway, from which an S3 S-Bahn line, S-Bahn train has connections to the Darmstadt Station on regional services trains stops. Wixhausen and Arheilgen are both on the S3 line. The Darmstadt Station (Hauptbahnhof) has connections to Trams in Darmstadt. Buses: Bus WX and 662 also serve Wixhausen. The main road through the town is the B3. The Bundesautobahn 5 freeway is to the West of town.

  • Wixhausen Baroque Protestant church (2011)
  • Clergy house (2012)
  • Local museum (2012)
  • Wixhausen Rail station (2012)
  • GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (2011)
  • Bridge over little creek near Wixhausen (2009)
  • Map of Darmstadt, with Wixhausen at the top (2006)

References
  1. Darmstadt-Wixhausen (PDF) (from the Darmstadt city website)
  2. Statistischer Ueberblick ('Statistical overview', from the official city website, in German)
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