City of Science
The concentration of research institutions in Darmstadt is unusually high. In their diversity they represent very different areas of science.
A technical university, two universities of applied sciences and numerous public and private scientific and research institutions are based here. Including two European institutions: ESA with its European Space Operations Centre ESOC and Eumetsat, the “European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites”. Research is also carried out in a wide variety of Darmstadt companies and the results are implemented in products and processes.
Did you know, for example, that the TU Darmstadt set up the world's first chair for electrical engineering in 1882 and that the first German data centre was in Darmstadt in the 1960s? It is not for nothing that the city has officially been named "City of Science" since 1997 and won the Bitkom "Digital City" competition in 2017.
Scientific insitutions
August Euler Airfield
In 1908, the aviation pioneer August Euler established Germany's first officially recognised airfield on the "Griesheimer Sand". The US army used the airfield for their helicopters between 1945 and 1992.
A large part of...
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Bauverein AG
The Bauverein AG was founded in 1864 under the leadership of the chief steward Paul von Westerweller by a committee of Darmstadt citizens, with the aim of making affordable accomodation available to the working class....
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Center for Research in Security and Privacy – CRISP
Since 2002, various research institutions in Darmstadt have combined their diverse IT security activities. The result is the Center for Research in Security and Privacy, CRISP, in which the TU Darmstadt with its profile...
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darmstadtium - Science and Conference Centre
Darmstadt's science and conference centre was built between 2005 and 2007 based on the plans of Talik Chalabi and Paul Schroeder and integrates parts of the old city walls. The complex offers a climate-friendly...
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Kranichstein Tram Depot
In order to preserve their historic electric trams, HEAG mobilo built this depot on the occasion of their 100th anniversary in 2012. The collection of HEAG trams numbers about a dozen vehicles and can be visited on prior...
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ESA Darmstadt
Darmstadt has been home to the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) of the European Space Agency (ESA) Since 1967, making the city Europe's "gateway to Space". All ESA’s spacecrafts as well as five ground stations are...
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EUMETSAT
The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) has had its headquarters in Darmstadt since 1986. From here, a system of meteorological satellites is operated, 24 hours a day, 365...
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Protestant University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt
The Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt, an officially recognised university sponsored since 1971 by the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau, is located at the main station. Study programs provide qualifications for...
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Evonik Industries AG
Evonik Evonik is one of the world's leading specialty chemicals companies. It roots reach back to the beginning of the German industrial society. In 1909 Dr. Otto Roehm laid the foundations for the site in Darmstadt. For...
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Fraunhofer LBF
The scientific foundation for testing and evaluation of safety-relevant components such as car wheels, truck axles and rail vehicle bodies was laid in Darmstadt in the 1930s. Today, 500 staff from different disciplines...
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Science Route 4
The „Science Route 4“ informs you, on its way from Kranichstein to Griesheim, about the particularities of the various institutions and companies, from the particle accelerator to multimedia developments, aviation and space travel.