Darmstadt – part 3
Traffic
Highway traffic Two highways connect Darmstadt fast with other cities Highway 5 (Karlsruhe- Frankfurt) Highway 67 (Mannheim- Rüsselsheim)
Railway traffic DARMSTADT HAS 4 STATIONS: 1.MAINSTATION 2.EASTSTATION 3.NORTHSTATION 4.SOUTHSTATION
Railway traffic Darmstadts central station is connected with all bigger German cities Fast Inter-City- Express But also many Regional- Railways
Public transport Public transport is arranged by a private company: HEAG mobilo There are tram and bus lines which connect all quarters of Darmstadt Trams run every 15 minutes
Public transport Ticket prices are arround 1-2€, depending on price zone In accord with the local schools and the local Government, HEAG finances a year-ticket for all pupils who need to come by tram.
Bicycles 15% of Darmstadt´s roadusers are cyclers There are 137 km of bicycle paths all over the city Parkhouse for bikes at the central station
CLIMATE IN DARMSTADT
Climate in Darmstadt Climate very mild Annual mean temperature: 9.7°C Average temperature in summer: 19,4°C Average temperature in winter: 2,7°C Most rainfall in July; lowest rainfall in March Prevailing wind direction: West
Architecture
Jugendstil Jugendstil developed around 1900 The style uses curved lines and hard edges IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE JUGENDSTILBAD IN DARMSTADT
Jugendstil Another famous building different to the Jugendstil is the Russian chapel. It is built near the Five-finger-tower (Jugendstil) on the Mathildenhöhe. RUSSIAN CHAPEL AND THE FIVE- FINGER-TOWER
St. Ludwig-Church It ‘ s the main Catholic church in Darmstadt It was built for the holy Louis IX of France FIRST CATHOLIC CHURCH SINCE THE REFORMATION
The Ludwig ‘ s monument It is a building for the first grand duke in Hessen, he ’ s called Ludwig I. It is 39,15 m high THE CITIZENS CALL IT “ LANGER LUI ”