Rheintor / Grafenstrasse

Rheintor / Grafenstrasse Independent city of Darmstadt Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′ 18 "  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 53"  E
Area :	39.9 ha
Residents :	4426  (Dec. 31, 2014)
Population density :	11,093 inhabitants / km²
Location of the “Rheintor / Grafenstraße” district within Darmstadt

Rheintor / Grafenstraße (also: Mollerstadt ) refers to a statistical district in Darmstadt-Mitte . In the area of the western city center between Landgraf-Philipps-conditioning (west), Hill Road (south), Earl Street (East) and Bismarck Street (north) is a typical city fringe locations mixed use of residential , service , management and retail .

history

At the beginning of the 19th century, Luisenstraße formed the western end of the built-up urban area. In 1806, Grand Duke Ludwig I of Hesse-Darmstadt set himself three goals with the development of the site west and south of Luisenstrasse: the creation of living space for additional civil servants, a better development of trade and commerce and the creation of a representative entrance for the young grand ducal residence. In 1810 he called the town planner and architect Georg Moller to Darmstadt to realize his intentions .

In the course of industrialization , the district changed from a residential area to a business district. The Second World War almost completely destroyed Mollerstadt and its population losses on the night of the fire on September 11, 1944 were the highest in the city. In the 1950s , the reconstruction took place largely on the historical city plan. A mixed use of residential, service, administration and retail was created.

Energetic urban redevelopment

On December 18, 2013, the municipal authorities of Darmstadt decided on an "integrated district concept for the energy-efficient urban renovation of Mollerstadt". The aim of the concept is to reduce the CO2 emissions from the quarter. For this purpose, a catalog of measures was drawn up, which includes the fields of action of energetic refurbishment of buildings, climate adaptation through greening , climate-friendly mobility and user awareness.

Infrastructure and sights

• Darmstadt Women's Clinic
• John F. Kennedy House
• Darmstadt Clinic
• Darmstadt Art Archive
• Darmstadt art gallery
• Mathildenplatz

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PDF file with the development of the population in 2014 according to statistical districts and city districts from the data report 2011  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Internet presence of the city of Darmstadt.  
2. ↑ PDF file with information on the urban area from the data report 2011 Internet presence of the city of Darmstadt.

Web links

• Urban renewal / urban redevelopment Mollerstadt - Darmstadt City of Science
• Energetic urban redevelopment Mollerstadt - Darmstadt City of Science
• Mollerstadt should become greener - Frankfurter Rundschau from March 22, 2013

literature

• Günter Fries et al .: City of Darmstadt. (= Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hessen .) Vieweg, Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , pp. 69–150.
• Ekkehard Wiest: Stadtlexikon Darmstadt, Theiss, ISBN 3806219303