Griesheim
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Griesheim is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg
district, in Hessen, Germany
. It is situated approx. 7 km west of Darmstadt
.
The Protestant Reformation was introduced into the town in 1529. It has been home to an artillery range since 1874. Griesheim was occupied by France from 1918 to 1930; during World War II
, 60% of its buildings were destroyed, and after the war it housed some 4000 refugees.
, France, since 1975 Gyönk
, Hungary, since 1990
Griesheim also has a town friendship with Wilkau-Haßlau
(Saxony, also in Germany).
Darmstadt-Dieburg
Darmstadt-Dieburg is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Offenbach, Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg, Odenwaldkreis, Bergstraße, Groß-Gerau, and the district-free city of Darmstadt, which it surrounds.-History:...
district, in Hessen, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated approx. 7 km west of Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
.
History
The area of Griesheim has been inhabited since around 4500 BCE but the town only appears in documentation for the fist time in 1165.The Protestant Reformation was introduced into the town in 1529. It has been home to an artillery range since 1874. Griesheim was occupied by France from 1918 to 1930; during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, 60% of its buildings were destroyed, and after the war it housed some 4000 refugees.
Sister Cities
Bar-le-DucBar-le-Duc
Bar-le-Duc, formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the préfecture . The department is in Lorraine in north-eastern France-Geography:...
, France, since 1975 Gyönk
Gyönk
-History:Gyönk was mentioned for the first time in 1280, but the neighborhood was already a populated area by then. The village was inhabited by Turks for some time, and the time of Rákóczi it was depopulated. In the early 1700s Hungarian and German families arrived in the village. The school was...
, Hungary, since 1990
Griesheim also has a town friendship with Wilkau-Haßlau
Wilkau-Haßlau
Wilkau-Haßlau is a town in the Zwickau district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, about 6 km south of Zwickau....
(Saxony, also in Germany).