Groß-Zimmern

Groß-Zimmern is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, in Hessen, Germany. It is situated 10 km east of Darmstadt and right next to Dieburg.

Groß-Zimmern
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Groß-Zimmern within Darmstadt-Dieburg district
Groß-Zimmern
Groß-Zimmern
Coordinates: 49°53′N 08°50′E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictDarmstadt-Dieburg
Government
 • Mayor (2017–23) Achim Grimm[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total21.26 km2 (8.21 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total14,646
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
64846
Dialling codes06071
Vehicle registrationDA
Websitewww.gross-zimmern.de

In 1846, over 700 town residents emigrated in the Great Migration to New York City. The town paid for the passage of 674 passengers and about 100 more paid their own way. The emigrants sailed on at least five ships - the Atlas (46%), the Sardinia (37%), the Manchester (6%), the Montezuma (7%), and the Pontiac (6%). 425 of the emigrants had no funds or food when they landed in New York city and entered the Bellevue Almshouse which overloaded the capacity of the Almshouse. New York City petitioned the US Congress to pass laws that would prevent the arrival of paupers on overcrowded ships to the United States.[3]

References
  1. Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 5 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
  3. Manfred Göbel’s Auf noch America! Von den Sorgen und Hoffnungen in Groß-Zimmern for 150 Jahren, von den Auswanderung als Lösung sozialer Probleme und den Problemen, die dadurch entstanden, Odenwaldklub Groß-Zimmern, 1996


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