Wixhausen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wixhausen within Darmstadt  | |
  Wixhausen  Wixhausen | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 8°38′59″E / 49.93111°N 8.64972°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Urban district |
| City | Darmstadt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,404 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 64291 |
| Dialling codes | 06150 |
Wixhausen is northernmost borough of the City of Darmstadt in southern Hesse, Germany. Covering an area of 23.247 km2, in 2006 it had 5,772 inhabitants and 1,310 houses.[2] It is noted for the GSI heavy-ion research laboratory located there.
The district of Darmstadt-Arheilgen is just South of Wixhausen. The city of Erzhausen is just to the North of Wixhausen.
- ^ "Entwicklung der Bevölkerung im Jahr 2019 nach statistischen Bezirken und Stadtteilen" (PDF). Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Darmstadt-Wixhausen (PDF) (from the Darmstadt city website)