Live camera Darmstadt, Germany

Darmstadt is a city in Germany located in the southern part of the federal state of Hesse. In 1997, Darmstadt received the official status of a science city. Watch camera online in Darmstadt Locals believe that the name of the city comes from the word Darmbach (German Darmbach), the name of the river channel that once flowed through the city. In fact, the channel got its name from the name of the city, and not vice versa. Also: Darmundestat - Darf Mund Statt - a place of oral law (a place for formal negotiations). It officially received the status of a city (1330) from Emperor Ludwig IV of Bavaria, becoming a part of the county of Katzenelbogen (German Grafschaft Katzenelnbogen), and later - the Landgraveschaft Hessen (German Landgrafschaft Hessen). Since 1806 it has been the seat of the Grand Dukes of Hesse. Two of the spouses of the Russian emperors who belonged to the House of Hesse were born in Darmstadt: Maria Alexandrovna, the wife of Alexander II (nee Princess Maximiliana Wilhelmina Maria of Hesse), and Alexandra Fedorovna, the wife of Nicholas II (nee Princess Alice of Hesse-Darmstadt).