List of street names in Frankfurt am Main / D
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Tom Thumb , Sossenheim
- The 10 meter long dead end street from Kurmainzer Straße to the railway embankment bears its name Däumling for good reason.
Dahlmannstrasse , Ostend
- Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann (1785–1860) was an outstanding German historian and statesman; known as one of the " Göttinger Sieben " and co-author of the Paulskirchen constitution of 1848 .
Daimlerstrasse , Ostend
- Gottlieb Daimler (actually Däumler, 1834–1900), German engineer, designer and industrialist. Daimler developed the first modern working vehicle
Dalbergstrasse , Höchst
- Karl Theodor von Dalberg (1744-1817) was Archbishop of Mainz , the sovereign ruler responsible for Höchst, and after the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 1803 ruler of the short-lived state called the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt .
Damaschkeanger , Praunheim
- Adolf Wilhelm Ferdinand Damaschke (1865–1935), Berlin educator and a leader of the land reform movement.
Dammstrasse , Sachsenhausen
- There used to be a dam between Heisterstrasse and Mühlbruchstrasse, which protected the Behrend Gardens from the Main floods.
Danneckerstrasse , Sachsenhausen
- Johann Heinrich von Dannecker (1758–1841), German classicist sculptor .
Dantestrasse , Westend
- Dante Alighieri (1265? –1321), outstanding Italian poet and philosopher. His most famous work is " The Divine Comedy ".
Danziger Platz , Ostend
- Danzig , Polish name Gdańsk, Polish port city and former German Hanseatic city. It is located west of the Vistula estuary in the historic Pomeranian landscape and is the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Darmstädter Landstrasse , Sachsenhausen
- The most important arterial road in the south leads to Darmstadt and is part of the federal highway 3 .
David-Stempel-Strasse , Sachsenhausen
- David Stempel (1869–1927), manufacturer, founded the D. Stempel AG type foundry in 1895 . This was liquidated in 1985 by the majority shareholder Linotype GmbH .
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De Bary Street , Northrend
- The de Bary family originally comes from the " Spanish Netherlands ", now Belgium, from where they emigrated to liberal Frankfurt and became rich because of the persecution of their Calvinist beliefs. Heinrich Anton de Bary (1831–1888), a German scientist, physician, mycologist and botanist , became an outstanding personality .
Dehnhardtstrasse , Eschersheim
- long-established Eschersheim family. In 1781 Johann Dehnhardt handed over large estates to the parish domain of Eschersheim.
Deidesheimer Strasse , Schwanheim
- Deidesheim , town in the Bad Dürkheim an der Haardt district. Deidesheim is known nationwide for its Riesling wines .
De-Neufville-Strasse , Oberrad
- the patrician family de Neufville originally came from the " Spanish Netherlands ", now Belgium, from where they emigrated to liberal Frankfurt and came to wealth because of the persecution of their Calvinist beliefs. Knighted in the 17th century, traded in iron, copper and steel and operated a banking house in Frankfurt.
Denisweg , Griesheim
- Paul Camille von Denis (1796–1872), builder of around 1000 km of railway lines in Germany, including the first German railway line opened in 1835 with steam operation by the Ludwigseisenbahn and Taunus-Eisenbahn , which runs parallel to this street, was responsible for building the first in Germany incurred railroad cars for the Bavarian Ludwig railway, grew up in Mayence, the then to France belonging Mainz
Denzerstrasse , Nied
- Karl Denzer (1822–1912), teacher in Nied from 1866 to 1892, organist and choirmaster; to the Nieder incorporation 1928 Dammstraße after the protective dam on the left Niddaufer.
De-Ridder-Weg , Unterliederbach
- August de Ridder (1837–1911), first commercial director of the Hoechst paintworks
De-Saint-Exupéry Street
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944), French aviator and writer, who was shot down on a reconnaissance flight on July 31, 1944 over the Mediterranean Sea south of Marseille . His best known work is " The Little Prince ".
Dessauer Weg , Zeilsheim
- Dessau , city in Saxony-Anhalt , made famous through the Bauhaus by Walter Gropius and the Dessau March .
Detmolder Platz , Zeilsheim
- Detmold , city in East Westphalia-Lippe / North Rhine-Westphalia.
Deuil-La-Barre-Strasse , Nieder-Eschbach
- Deuil-la-Barre , small town 15 km northwest of Paris in the Val-d'Oise department . Twin town of the Nieder-Eschbach district.
Deutschherrnufer , Sachsenhausen
- A commander of the Teutonic Order , the Teutonic Order House , existed in Sachsenhausen from the beginning of the 13th century. The Teutonic Order , as it was actually called, stood out for its missionary work, which was more like a pure-bred campaign of conquest, of Prussia and the Baltic States. See here Ordensburg Marienburg . In 1803 the religious house was secularized, and after various detours, the Frankfurt goods went to the local Catholic parish in 1881. The former religious house was destroyed in 1943 and rebuilt in 1965.
Deutschordensstrasse , Niederrad
- When the village of Niederrad was still independent, a large part of the forest there including the Sandhof (see Sandhöfer Allee ) belonged to the Teutonic Order .
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Diaminstrasse , Fechenheim
- Diamine, the name for a range of colors from the Cassella color works Mainkur located there
Diebsgrundweg , Bockenheim
- This path is part of the High Street or Via Regia , a prehistoric connection from Spain to Russia. The Diebsgrundweg was interrupted in 1967 by the construction of the Deutsche Bundesbank, it leads from Bockenheim over the Dornbusch to Marbachweg and leaves Frankfurt near Bergen-Enkheim . As part of the Frankfurter Landwehr, this street was outside the urban area; the name suggests "dark figures" who avoided the control of the free imperial city.
Dieburger Strasse , Fechenheim
- Dieburg , town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district
Dielmannstrasse , Sachsenhausen
- Jakob Fürchtegott Dielmann (1809–1885), painter and lithographer born in Sachsenhausen . Member of the Willingshausen painters 'colony and co-founder of the Kronberg painters' colony .
Diemelstrasse , Bockenheim
- Diemel , a 105 km long river, has its source in the Sauerland and flows into the Weser near Bad Karlshafen .
Dieselstrasse , Ostend
- Rudolf (Christian Karl) Diesel (1858–1913) was a German engineer and inventor. The diesel engine created by him in 1893 and improved several times since then is named after him.
Diesterwegplatz and Diesterwegstraße , Sachsenhausen
- Dr. Friedrich Adolph Wilhelm Diesterweg (1790–1866), well-known pedagogue and school reformer, was a teacher at the Frankfurt Model School for several years . His son Moritz (1834–1906) founded the school book publisher of the same name, which still exists today.
Dietesheimer Strasse , Fechenheim
- Dietesheim , now part of Mühlheim am Main in the Offenbach district. Friends of nature are known for the nature reserve Dietesheimer quarries , in which basalt was previously mined.
Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Weg , Bornheim
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945), German Evangelical Lutheran theologian, prominent representative of the Confessing Church and resistance fighter against National Socialism . A few days before the end of the war he was murdered in the Flossenbürg concentration camp
Dietrichstrasse , Praunheim
- Several representatives of the Knights of Praunheim, who died out in the 17th century, carried this first name.
Diezer Strasse , Heddernheim
- Diez , town in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis / Rhineland-Palatinate
Dillenburger Strasse , Heddernheim
- Dillenburg , town in the Lahn-Dill district
Dillgasse , Heddernheim
- the Dill , 68 km long river, tributary of the Lahn. Dillenburg and Herborn lie on her.
Ditmarstrasse , Bockenheim
- A charity foundation for poor people's homes comes from the Frankfurt Ditmar family.
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Dominikanergasse , old town
- For six centuries, until secularization in 1803, the Dominican Order was present in Frankfurt with a monastery. Its important art treasures fell to the city, including the vineyards in Hochheim. The monastery building , which was destroyed in World War II , was rebuilt and serves as the seat of the Evangelical Church in Frankfurt and Offenbach.
Domitianstrasse , Heddernheim
- Titus Flavius Domitianus (51–96), usually called Emperor Domitian , ruled from 81–96, had to wage two heavy wars against the Chatti in the Wetterau and in the Vogelsberg. Started building the Limes around 90.
Donnersbergstrasse , Niederrad
- At 686.5 meters, the Donnersberg is the highest mountain range in the Palatinate. Located in the Donnersbergkreis / Rhineland-Palatinate, with the main towns Kirchheimbolanden and Rockenhausen. It is believed that it was dedicated to the god Donar .
Dorfelder Strasse , Bornheim
- named after Dorfelden, but that can be Niederdorf or Oberdorfelden, both located in the Main-Kinzig district .
Dornholzhäuser Street , Bonames
- Dornholzhausen , district of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe / Hochtaunuskreis .
Dörnigheimer Strasse , Ostend
- Dörnigheim , since 1974 district of Maintal (Main-Kinzig-Kreis), which borders directly on Frankfurt.
Dörrwiesenstrasse , Rödelheim
- The nidda meandered before it was straightened out. The meadows between two river loops were named according to their usability, where dörr might stand for arid.
Dortelweiler Strasse , Bornheim
- Dortelweil an der Nidda belonged to the Frankfurt district from 1292 to 1866. It was the only one of the eight former Frankfurt villages not to be incorporated again and has been part of Bad Vilbel (Wetteraukreis) since 1972
Dottenfeldstrasse , Sossenheim
- Field name, origin unknown.
Drachengasse , old town
- The alley in the heart of the old town, bordering the Römerberg-Ostzeile today , led to the five-finger cookie until 1944 . It is unknown whether dragons were really bred here in the past or were simply sold.
Draisbornstrasse , Seckbach
- The Draisborn (Born = fountain, "Brünnchen") is a source of the Lohrberg.
Dreieichstrasse , Sachsenhausen
- Dreieich used to be the name of the Reichsforst reaching as far as the Odenwald, of which the Frankfurt city forest was a part. A town founded in the 1970s, located in the former Reichsforst, also bears this name today.
Dreikönigstrasse , Sachsenhausen
- after Dreikönigskirche named
Droysenstrasse , Ostend
- Johann Gustav Droysen (1808-1884) was an important German historian and Schleswig-Holstein member of the National Assembly from 1848.
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Dublin Street , Gallus
Dufourstrasse , Sossenheim
- Guillaume-Henri Dufour (1787–1875), Swiss humanist, general, politician, cartographer and engineer. 1863 to 1864 first president of the International Committee of the Red Cross .
Duisbergstrasse , Westend
- Friedrich Carl Duisberg (1861–1935), chemist and industrialist. 1912 general director of the paint factories vorm. Friedr. Bayer & Co. , later Bayer AG . Played an important role in founding IG Farben .
Dunantring , Sossenheim
- Jean Henri Dunant (1828–1910), Swiss businessman and humanist. Witnessed the battle of Solferino in 1859, which moved him deeply because of its cruelty. Was a co-founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross . The Geneva Convention , passed in 1864, is essentially based on his proposals. 1901 Nobel Peace Prize.
Dunckerstrasse , Riederwald
- Franz Duncker (1822–1888), publicist and co-founder of the German Progressive Party (1861) and the Hirsch-Duncker trade unions. His brother Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker (1811–1886), historian. He took part in the German Revolution in 1848, was a member of the Frankfurt National Assembly and later worked on the constitution of the North German Confederation .
Dürerstrasse , Sachsenhausen
- Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), Nuremberg painter of the 15th century. The Städel , Frankfurt's most important art museum, which also shows works by Dürer, is in the immediate vicinity .
Dürkheimer Strasse , Nied
- Bad Dürkheim , spa and district town on the edge of the Palatinate Forest / Rhineland-Palatinate.
Düsseldorfer Strasse , Bahnhofsviertel
- Düsseldorf , capital of North Rhine-Westphalia
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mück, Wolfgang: Germany's first railway with steam power. The royal privately owned Ludwig Railway between Nuremberg and Fürth . ( Dissertation at the University of Würzburg ). Fürth 1985 (2nd revised edition), pp. 115-126