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==History==
==History==


The primeval history is close geographical to Arheilgen. See[[ Arheilgen#History| history of Arheilgen]].
The primeval history is close geographical to Arheilgen. See[[Arheilgen#History|history of Arheilgen]].


===Middle Ages===
===Middle Ages===
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Kranichstein is know for its [[passive house]]s, (Passivhaus in German) this refers to voluntary standard for [[Energy conservation|energy efficiency]] in a building, reducing its [[ecological footprint]]
Kranichstein is know for its [[passive house]]s, (Passivhaus in German) this refers to voluntary standard for [[Energy conservation|energy efficiency]] in a building, reducing its [[ecological footprint]]


[[Image:Passivhaus Darmstadt Kranichstein Fruehling 2006.JPG |right|thumb|250px|A building based on the passive house concept in Darmstadt-Kranichstein, Germany]]
[[Image:Passivhaus Darmstadt Kranichstein Fruehling 2006.JPG|right|thumb|250px|A building based on the passive house concept in Darmstadt-Kranichstein, Germany]]


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
{{Main|Trams in Darmstadt}}
{{Main|Trams in Darmstadt}}


Kranichstein is serviced by the public transport streetcars line 4 and 5 with service to the downtown Darmstadt. Additionally, there is a bus connection with the lines H and U to the downtown Darmstadt. Kranichstein has train service to [[Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof|Darmstadt main station]] and to [[Wiesbaden]] and [[Mainz Hauptbahnhof]] on regional train line 75, called the [[Rhein-Main-Bahn]] {{Bahnlinie|RB|75}}<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bahnhof-Darmstadt-Kranichstein/209971509051821 Train station in Kranichstein,facebook]</ref>. Rail routes: RB 15703, RB 15707, RB 15708, RB 15712, and STR 5 also serve the Kranichstein rail stop, with Busline A Darmstadt. Bus line H and U serve the town.
Kranichstein is serviced by the public transport streetcars line 4 and 5 with service to the downtown Darmstadt. Additionally, there is a bus connection with the lines H and U to the downtown Darmstadt. Kranichstein has train service to [[Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof|Darmstadt main station]] and to [[Wiesbaden]] and [[Mainz Hauptbahnhof]] on regional train line 75, called the [[Rhein-Main-Bahn]] {{Bahnlinie|RB|75}}.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bahnhof-Darmstadt-Kranichstein/209971509051821 Train station in Kranichstein,facebook]</ref> Rail routes: RB 15703, RB 15707, RB 15708, RB 15712, and STR 5 also serve the Kranichstein rail stop, with Busline A Darmstadt. Bus line H and U serve the town.


[[Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum]] is as very large railway museum with some operational historical working [[Steam locomotive]]s.
[[Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum]] is as very large railway museum with some operational historical working [[Steam locomotive]]s.
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*[http://www-win.gsi.de/nustar10/images/AH_WX_GSI.pdf Map of the City of Darmstadt-Arheilgen, with bus and tram stops]
*[http://www-win.gsi.de/nustar10/images/AH_WX_GSI.pdf Map of the City of Darmstadt-Arheilgen, with bus and tram stops]
*[http://www.passivhaustagung.de/Kran/First_Passive_House_Kranichstein_en.html First Passive House Kranichstein]
*[http://www.passivhaustagung.de/Kran/First_Passive_House_Kranichstein_en.html First Passive House Kranichstein]

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Kranichstein
Stadtteil of Darmstadt
Location of Kranichstein
Map
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictUrban district
CityDarmstadt
Area
 • Total11,174 km2 (4,314 sq mi)
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 • Total17,122
 • Density1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
64291
Dialling codes06151
Websitewww.darmstadt.de
Kranichstein

Darmstadt-Kranichstein is a district in the city of Darmstadt. The town started with housing construction in the 1960s and now also has a number of residential high-rises.

Geographical location

Kranichstein lies in the Northeast of Darmstadt center. It is bordered to the north by Darmstadt-Wixhausen, and to the west is Darmstadt-Arheilgen.

History

The primeval history is close geographical to Arheilgen. Seehistory of Arheilgen.

Middle Ages

On 6 May 1399 appears the first mention of Einsiedel-Rod at Messel way and was later named after its owner Cranich to Dirmstein, which Kranichstein derived his name: Kranich-Rod or Kranich-Rotth. Kranichstein is also the name of a hunting lodge started in 1578, by Landgraf Georg I. of Hessen-Darmstadt. The Kranichstein castle lodge, just East of the city of Kranichstein, is one of the few preserved baroque hunter spots in Germany. Today the facility houses a hunting museum and a hotel with restaurant. Landgrave Ernst Ludwig (1667-1739) and Louis VIII (1691-1768) also made use of the Kranichstein hunting lodge.[1]

Kranichstein hunting lodge
Kranichstein hunting lodge

Modern times

In 1968, the Darmstadt relatively large urban development project "Kranichstein" was started, the designs were by Ernst May . The draft plans saw an expansion of the city by 18,000 new residents. The city plans had a system of the civil parks, with artificial hills and several ponds that were created with clay pits, also the Brentano lake. Kranichstein is know for its passive houses, (Passivhaus in German) this refers to voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, reducing its ecological footprint

A building based on the passive house concept in Darmstadt-Kranichstein, Germany

Transportation

Main article: Trams in Darmstadt

Kranichstein is serviced by the public transport streetcars line 4 and 5 with service to the downtown Darmstadt. Additionally, there is a bus connection with the lines H and U to the downtown Darmstadt. Kranichstein has train service to Darmstadt main station and to Wiesbaden and Mainz Hauptbahnhof on regional train line 75, called the Rhein-Main-Bahn RB 75.[2] Rail routes: RB 15703, RB 15707, RB 15708, RB 15712, and STR 5 also serve the Kranichstein rail stop, with Busline A Darmstadt. Bus line H and U serve the town.

Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum is as very large railway museum with some operational historical working Steam locomotives.

The Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum
Bavarian BB II at the Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum

Boroughs of Darmstadt

Darmstadt has 9 official 'Stadtteile' (boroughs). These are, alphabetically:[3]

Map of Kranichstein area

References

  1. ^ Kranichstein hunting lodge web site, German
  2. ^ Train station in Kranichstein,facebook
  3. ^ Statistischer Ueberblick ('Statistical overview', from the official city website, in German)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Darmstadt.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Darmstadt.
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