Rheintor/Grafenstraße in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe
Darmstadt Sister City Occupation and Holocaust Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, January 30, 2025
1. Darmstadt Sister City Occupation and Holocaust Memorial Marker
Alkmaar - Brescia - Gyönk - Liepāja - Płock - Szeged - Trondheim - Troyes - Uzhgorod
Auch in diesen Städten fielen tausende Jüdinnen und Juden dem Terror und den Deportationen der deutschen Besatzung zum Opfer. Wir gedenken ihrer in Trauer.
In memory of the Jewish victims of the German occupation during the Second World War in today's sister cities of Darmstadt:
Alkmaar (Netherlands) - Brescia (Italy) - Gyönk (Hungary) - Liepaja (Latvia) - Płock (Poland) - Szeged (Hungary) - Trondheim (Norway) - Troyes (France) - Uzhgorod (Ukraine)
In these cities, too, thousands of Jews fell victim to the terror and deportations of the German occupation. We remember them with sadness.
Erected 2019 by Magistrat der Wissenschaft Darmstadt.
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Location. 49° 52.429′ N, 8° 38.76′ E. Memorial is in Darmstadt, Hessen (Hesse). It is in Rheintor/Grafenstraße. It can be reached from Bleichstraße. The memorial is on the grounds of the Klinikum Darmstadt hospital complex. There is a walkway leading from the north side of Bleichstrasse into the complex. There memorial is roughly 12-15 meters into the complex, visible by the building entrance on the right. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Bleichstraße 19, Darmstadt HE 64283, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gedenken an die Opfer von Zwangssterilisierung / Victims of Forced Sterilization Memorial (here, next to this marker); Erinnerungsort Liberale Synagoge / Liberal Synagogue Memorial Site (a few steps from this marker); Virtuelle Rekonstruktion der Synagoge / Virtual Reconstruction of the Synagogue (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Die Synagoge der Orthodoxen Jüdischen Gemeinde / Orthodox Jewish Synagogue (about 180 meters away); Christoph Graupner (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Weißer Turm / White Tower
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, January 30, 2025
2. Darmstadt Sister City Occupation and Holocaust Memorial - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 14, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
