Darmstadt-Wixhausen

Wixhausen is northern-most 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. Its main claim to fame is 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.HistoryBy the Bronze Age Wixhausen was populated. The first signs of colonization of the Wixhausen district has been found to be approximately 1400 BC. In 780 AD Wixhausen district was incorporated into the Frankish kingdom. In 1172 is the first mention of Wixhausen by name, as a "Wickenhusen" which means "houses on the pond. The most historic site in Wixhausen, built in 1774–1776 is the Baroque Protestant church.As part of local government reform in Hesse the community Wixhausen incorporated into Darmstadt in 1977.Coat of armsIn gold with a lion, with the right paw clutching a silver and red flag. Registered in the Hessian State Archives in 1962.Boroughs of DarmstadtDarmstadt has 9 official 'Stadtteile' . These are, alphabetically:Darmstadt-ArheilgenDarmstadt-BessungenDarmstadt-Eberstadt Darmstadt-KranichsteinDarmstadt-Mitte Darmstadt-Nord Darmstadt-Ost Darmstadt-West Darmstadt-Wixhausen