Kranichstein
Kranichstein is a district in the German city of Darmstadt. Housing construction in the area started in the 1960s and it now also has a number of residential high-rises. The district is often referred to as Darmstadt-Kranichstein.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Erich-Kästner-See and Heiligenteich.
Jagdschloss Kranichstein
Castle
Photo: LSDSL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jagdschloss Kranichstein is a palace in Kranichstein, now part of Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. It was built north of Darmstadt from 1578 as a Jagdschloss, a hunting lodge for George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steubenplatz and Bessungen.
Steubenplatz
Locality
Photo: Erkaha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Steubenplatz is a locality, which is situated 4 km southwest of Kranichstein.
Bessungen
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bessungen is a district in the South of the city of Darmstadt in Hesse. Bessungen is situated 5 km southwest of Kranichstein.
Kranichstein
- Type: Suburb with 12,000 residents
- Description: suburb of Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Darmstadt, Wissenschaftsstadt, Darmstadt, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.89654° or 49° 53′ 48″ northLongitude
8.68476° or 8° 41′ 5″ eastPopulation
12,000Elevation
143 metres (469 feet)Open location code
8FXCVMWM+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 678255512OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3272967Wikidata ID
Q1166435
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Kranichstein” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Darmstadt-Kranichstein”
- Danish: “Kranichstein”
- Dutch: “Kranichstein”
- Esperanto: “Darmstadt-Kranichstein”
- Esperanto: “Kranichstein”
- French: “Darmstadt-Kranichstein”
- German: “Darmstadt-Kranichstein”
- German: “Kranichstein”
- Irish: “Darmstadt-Kranichstein”
- Persian: “کرانایششتاین”
- Polish: “Kranichstein”
- Russian: “Дармштадт-Кранинштайн”
- Swedish: “Darmstadt-Kranichstein”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ökumenisches Gemeindezentrum and Das Zeugmeistersfeld.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skipper and Hermes Paketshop.
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