The German town with the disgusting name - Darmstadt

Darmstadt is a city in southwest Germany. With its four universities it is famous for sciences and popular with students, and it has got nice places like the Ludwigshöhe, Mathildenhöhe or the Großer Woog, a lake in the city centre. The only strange thing about it: its name. Darmstadt literally means Bowel City. How could that happen? What is the history of that name?
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[@nejdro1]

I spent my 3 years of military duty in Darmstadt, Ludwigshoehe was a ten minute walk from my Kaserne, Cambrai-Fritsch, which unfortunately no longer exists.It was leveled to make room for new housing..

[@m.mckenzie8860]

Thanks for posting. My ancestors are majorly from Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse. They came to the United States as Lutherans searching for religious freedom. I would love to visit this place someday.

[@jamesharrison2374]

Lived 16 years in Pfungstadt, my ancestors were from northern Germany, England, and Ireland.

[@ROCKY-pu1zt]

Cool video, thank you. I lived in Frankfurt for 11 years, in a great part Bornheim. Darmstadt looks great too, I will visit

[@sudhanwalimaye]

Another theory is the small streams around darmstadt goes subsurface, opens at woog.

[@nejdro1]

Yes, the Woog is fed by the Darmbach.

[@leslielees5438]

When I was 14 I had a German pen pal in Gross Gerau and his family took me to Darmstadt and I loved it. Such a beautiful place. My first experience of Germany. I was from a small village in England and I was so in love with Darmstadt. So beautiful

[@juanestebanez8210]

Darmstadt is a very nice City Iwona for the TUI = technical university,MERCK= pharmacy industrie and ESA = EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY🇪🇸👍👏😉

[@jamijenkins1031]

Wow! I have been enjoying your songs in Hessisch including live at Colos.saal Aschaffenburg. Vielen Dank für das Beibringen. My goodness, your English is fantastic! I apsire to know "yada yada yada" auf Hessisch. 😉 Darmstadt ist meine Lieblingsstadt Deutschlands. Vielen Dank für die Namenstour.

[@RD2564]

Great video about the origins of the name, your English is excellent.

[@jamiemarie8743]

My father was born there an my oma born an raised I look forward to visiting there ❤ thank you for the laugh :)

[@Criwindustries]

I lived there for 5 years. I highly advise it!

[@ROCKY-pu1zt]

Your English is incredible!

[@benyomovod6904]

Still better than Bielefeld

[@Jacksirrom]

the home of industrialized, pharmaceutical cocaine!

[@nowhereman8564]

Did the castles been destroyed in the war? Are they really old or they are rebuild? Thanks

[@davidkoehler136]

Most of the city center is modern it was flattened during the war

[@nisl9039]

my cityyyyy

[@davidkoehler136]

I knew it well

[@purificacionmusa8848]

Wow