Darmstadt - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Darmstadt Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,581,163,649 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Darmstadt

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

Darmstadt

City in the Land (administrative region) of Hesse, Germany, 29 km/18 mi south of Frankfurt-am-Main; population (2005 est) 140,600. Industries include iron founding, the manufacture of chemicals and plastics, electronics, and publishing. It is a centre of the European space industry. It has a ducal palace and a Technical University (1836).

Darmstadt was the former capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. It lies at the upper end of the middle Rhine plain on the edge of the Odenwald.

Darmstadt became a city in 1330 but, although famous as a cultural centre and an imperial residence, it remained small; at the beginning of the 19th century its population was only 8,000. The rapid growth of the city in the 19th century was due to the development of its chemical industry. The chemist and educator Baron Justus von Liebig (1803–73) was born here. The city is the site of the International Music Institute, founded in 1946, which hosts internationally renowned programmes of instruction in contemporary music.
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Hutchinson browser?   Full browser?
 
The spacecraft is operated from ESOC, ESA's European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany.
Comet chaser Rosetta to make final swing by Earth on November 13 by Asian News International
Summary: Software AG has recently (June 22, 2009) released a survey carried out by the Technical University of Darmstadt comparing a number of high-tech regions world-wide.
Software AG: High-tech region study provides further evidence of need ... by Albawaba.com
The junk publicly catalogued by the United States is larger than five centimetres (two inches), "but they can probably do much more," said Heiner Klinkrad, ESA's top debris expert, who chaired the Darmstadt conference.
Space debris: Europe to set up monitor by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.