What is "darmstadt"

Darmstadt is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has a population around 150,000 (2013). The Darmstadt Larger Urban Zone has 430,993 inhabitants.

Darmstadt holds the official title "City of Science" as it is a major centre of scientific institutions, universities, and high-technology companies. The European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) is located in Darmstadt, as well as GSI Centre for Heavy Ion Research, where several chemical elements such as bohrium (1981), meitnerium (1982), hassium (1984), darmstadtium (1994), roentgenium (1994), and copernicium (1996) were discovered. The existence of the following elements were also confirmed at GSI Centre for Heavy Ion Research: Ununtrium (2012), Flerovium (2009), Ununpentium (2012), Livermorium (2010), Ununseptium (2012), and Ununoctium. Darmstadt is also the seat of the world's oldest pharmaceutical company, Merck, which is the city's largest employer.

Darmstadt was formerly the capital of a sovereign country, the Grand Duchy of Hesse and its successor, the People's State of Hesse, a federal state of Germany. As the capital of an increasingly prosperous duchy, the city gained some international prominence and remains one of the wealthiest cities in Europe. In the 20th century, industry (especially chemicals), as well as large science and electronics (later information technology) sectors became increasingly important, and are still a major part of the city's economy. It is also home to the football club SV Darmstadt 98. Darmstadt, Indiana was named after Darmstadt and for the former Royal Family.

Darmstadt is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the south of the state.

Kreise
(counties)

Kreisfreie Städte
(independent cities)

1. Bergstraße
2. Darmstadt-Dieburg
3. Groß-Gerau
4. Hochtaunuskreis
5. Main-Kinzig
6. Main-Taunus
7. Odenwaldkreis
8. Offenbach
9. Rheingau-Taunus
10. Wetteraukreis

1. Darmstadt
2. Frankfurt (Main)
3. Offenbach
4. Wiesbaden

Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) of Hesse in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Darmstadt may also refer to:

• Darmstadt (region), a German governmental region in Hessse.
• Darmstadt-Dieburg, a district in Hesse, Germany.
• Darmstadt, Indiana, a town in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States.
• Darmstadt, Illinois, a town in Illinois, United States.
• SV Darmstadt 98, a football club in Darmstadt, Germany.
• the Darmstadt meteorite, which fell in Hesse, Germany before 1804 (see meteorite falls).
• the Darmstädter Ferienkurse, or Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music.
• the Darmstadt School, a style of musical composition prevalent in the 1950s.
• "Darmstadt" (song), the single by the Finnish band Ruoska.
• Darmstadt slide rule
• 241418 Darmstadt, an asteroid.

Darmstadt is first single from the Ruoska album, Riisu.