Apr 10, 2012

Griesheim District of Frankfurt

The District Griesheim is part of city Frankfurt and city Frankfurt is in state Hessen of Germany. The whole population that this district has 22,229 and size of land that under this district is 4,200 Km2. The Density of this district is 5,293 /Km2. The Griesheim has been a district of Frankfurt since 1928. The district Griesheim has boundaries with Neid, Gallus, Soeenheim, Bockenheim, And with Schwanheim.

History
Already in pre-Roman times by the Griesheimer area two old street of Mainz ran coming to Antsanvia, the Nidda Bridge at Nied by Griesheimer community forest (Rödelheimer road today Oeserstraße) (, as well as the Main river to Frankfurt Cathedral Hill along pulling street today about low Kirchweg / Stroofstraße or Alt-Griesheim). The Romans used these roads, they built further and put another military road from headquarters Nida of Civitas Taunensium at the Roman fort "on Ash" and the adjacent civilian settlement in Gross-Gerau, where there was a national crossroads. Link road is now completely gone, by findings on Ebelfeld (Praunheim), in Rödelheim (Nidda punctures), and in the forest Griesheimer Schwanheim on the opposite side of Main course backed up. This link road is now completely gone, by findings on Ebelfeld (Praunheim), in Rödelheim (Nidda punctures), in the forest and in Griesheimer Schwanheim on the opposite side is the main course but secured. For the urban development of Griesheim, however, only the coming of Nied River Main Street was instrumental in the axis settled medieval craftsmen and fishermen, this connecting road was to Frankfurt (via the Gutleuthof) nucleus of the village expansion Griesheim. Griesheim was documented in Roman time first mentioned in 850 under the name "Groezesheim". [3] The Imperial Abbey of Lorsch had here a yard, fields and meadows. 1684 comes in Griesheim Kurmainzer possession after it stood since 1474 under a hanauisch-mainzer dual power. Since that time the district of the Wheel of Mainz in arms. 1845 Griesheim receives an elementary school. At the same location today, the Boehleschule, one of the primary schools Griesheimer. As early as 1856 on the western edge of the former settlement area's chemical factory was established Griesheim. The chemical site Griesheim is older than the chemical plant at maximum. With the construction of the Protestant Church 1866 (tower only in 1890) is only in charge of the Catholic population of Nied from pastoral. The road down Kirchweg reminder of this time. 1871 Griesheim was connected via the Hessian Ludwig Railway to the German railway network. This year, the Catholic Church was founded in Griesheim. In 1897, the Catholic Church of the Assumption is inaugurated. To a large gas explosion in 1901 with 26 dead and over 200 injured today recalls the entrance of the cemetery in the Griesheimer Waldschulstraße. On 1 April 1928 Griesheim was amalgamated with the other western suburbs to the city of Frankfurt am Main. In 1932, the barrage Griesheim is passed with a hydroelectric power plant and a lock system operation. In June 2010, Benno Schubert, the last mayor of the former 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 Griesheimer, the pioneer of incorporation to Frankfurt in 1928.

Industry
In addition to the Griesheim Industrial Park on the western edge near the Mainzer Landstrasse is a large industrial park, where several car dealerships, supermarkets, a cinema and a nightclub are to be found. The resident also works Messer Griesheim designed the torch for the Olympic Games in Sydney. On the site of the industrial park, the VIAS Griesheim GmbH operates since December 2010, a newly constructed depot for the railcar of the new timetable in 2010 newly recorded their lines right Rhine line and the Main-Sieg-Express the Hessian web. The DB AG operates long-distance further in Griesheim (Griesheimer Stadtweg 8) their depot maintenance of the ICE Series 406 and 415th The factory covers - for DB AG distance traffic - two tracks and two tracks in the former suburban hall. The plan is the deployment of the Class 407 in the depot Griesheim. For this purpose another hangar with three tracks will be rebuilt. 


Social
In addition to the ongoing long been playgroup and the Mini Club of the Catholic parish of the Assumption. In 1987, completed community center near the train station is a branch of the public library. Griesheim has long been considered one of the greatest social hotspots of the city. Through the sometimes highly problematic housing situation in some settlements (eg Western Maple Street), there was in the 1990s to events that earned the name Frankfurt Griesheim Bronx. By the residents inclusive relief but could in the years to prevent the emergence of a ghetto on the American model. Stigmatization Griesheim in this regard, which are sometimes given to date by outsiders cliché, are not applicable. As before, there are areas which make a Continuation integrative measures. To meet these requirements, since the beginning of 2005 Griesheim-northern part of the project Social City, under which is using neighborhood management to achieve greater integration within the district. 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 banks of the Main, with playgrounds and things to do as well in the northern part Niedwald. Furthermore, there's a wide range of club activities, numerous sports and cultural clubs cater for different operating possibilities. In the Evangelical Church regularly hosts musical events, particularly focusing on the sometimes historic Sauer organ in the church blessing. 


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