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Groß-Gerau, Germany

Groß-Gerau is a town of 23,641 people in Hesse, Germany.

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Population23,641 GeoNames
RegionHesse
Elevation88 m 289 ft
Time zoneEurope/Berlin
Land area54.5 km²
Nearest airportFrankfurt Airport (FRA) 12 km

Why visit Groß-Gerau

Townapedia lists 80 museums and landmarks, 51 parks and trails, 166 places to eat, 12 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Bauer Lipp - Verkaufsstand, Graf-Noll Erdbeerkulturen, Heimatmuseum and Gedenktafel Pogromnacht.

About Groß-Gerau

Groß-Gerau (German: [ɡʁoːsˈɡeːʁaʊ]) is the district seat of the Groß-Gerau district, lying in the southern Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region in Hesse, Germany, and serving as a hub for the surrounding area. In 1994, the town hosted the 34th Hessentag state festival.

From the Wikipedia article Groß-Gerau (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do8

Bauer Lipp - Verkaufsstand

Farm and orchard · 3.7 km

Georg-Mischlich-Platz

Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-18:00

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Graf-Noll Erdbeerkulturen

Farm and orchard · 5.3 km

7 Im Bachgrund, Büttelborn

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Hofladen Kuhlmann

Farm and orchard · 3.5 km

15 Berzallee, Nauheim

Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 09:30-12:00,15:30-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:00

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Lichtspielhaus

Cinema and theater

2a Mittelstraße, Groß-Gerau

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Kastanienhof

Farm and orchard · 5.5 km

7 Große Grabengasse, Trebur

Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00, Su 11:00-16:00

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Stahl's Gemüsetheke

Farm and orchard · 2.5 km

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Birkenhof

Farm and orchard · 3.3 km

2, Büttelborn

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E. und R. Müller

Farm and orchard · 3.1 km

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Museums and landmarks80

Gedenktafel Pogromnacht

Monument and historic site

Im November 2005 wurde der Platz, auf dem die ehemalige Synagoge stand, neu gestaltet. Der Künstler Mario Derra schuf unter Einbeziehung...

Adolf-Göbel-Straße, Groß-Gerau

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Handwerksmuseum

Museum

Th[1] 15:00-17:00; Th[3] 15:00-17:00

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Wasserturm Groß-Gerau

Monument and historic site · 0.9 km

3 Sudetenstraße, Groß-Gerau

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Alfred Mattes

Monument and historic site

16 August-Bebel-Straße, Groß-Gerau

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Alice Oppenheimer

Monument and historic site

7 Mainzer Straße, Groß-Gerau

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Alte Mühle

Monument and historic site · 3.3 km

2 Mühlstraße, Nauheim

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Altes Rathaus

Monument and historic site · 3.0 km

18 Mainzer Straße, Büttelborn

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Altes Rathaus

Monument and historic site · 4.8 km

2 Oberdorf, Büttelborn

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Arnold Mattes

Monument and historic site

16 August-Bebel-Straße, Groß-Gerau

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Auguste Goldberger

Monument and historic site

22 Mainzer Straße, Groß-Gerau

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Bertha Strauss

Monument and historic site

17 Mainzer Straße, Groß-Gerau

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Parks, trails and playgrounds51

Am Belzberg

Hiking and trails · 3.1 km

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Bruchwiesen bei Büttelborn

Hiking and trails · 3.2 km

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Datterbruch von Dornheim

Hiking and trails · 5.9 km

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Der Niederwald von Groß-Gerau

Hiking and trails · 2.8 km

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Dornheim-Wallerstädter Teichwiesen

Hiking and trails · 5.4 km

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Endlache von Wallerstädten

Hiking and trails · 3.5 km

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Erlenwiese und Kratzenau von Groß-Gerau und Nauheim

Hiking and trails · 2.6 km

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Fasanerie Groß-Gerau

Park · 1.7 km

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Kollenbruch von Groß-Gerau

Hiking and trails · 1.1 km

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Osterbruch bei Groß-Gerau

Hiking and trails · 2.1 km

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Sauergrund

Hiking and trails · 3.9 km

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Restaurants and cafes166

Akropolis

Restaurant · Greek, German · 3.9 km

40 Unter der Muschel, Nauheim

Tu-Sa,Su,PH 11:30-14:00,17:00-24:00

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Altes Gericht

Restaurant · German

31 Darmstädter Straße, Groß-Gerau

Mo,We-Th 17:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 17:30-24:00; Su 16:00-22:00

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Asienpalast

Restaurant · Asian · 1.7 km

5 Helvetiastraße, Groß-Gerau

Mo,We-Sa 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:00; Su 11:30-22:00

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Blitz am Schloss

Restaurant · Pizza, Italian, Kebab · 6.3 km

3 Ernst-Ludwig-Straße, Weiterstadt

Mo,We-Su 10:30-22:30

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Da Nico

Restaurant · Pizza

14 Frankfurter Straße, Groß-Gerau

Su-Fr 17:30-22:15, Mo-Fr 11:00-14:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 6152 911911

Eis-Capriccio

Cafe · Ice Cream · 4.0 km

79 Königstädter Straße, Nauheim

Mo-Su 11:00-20:30

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Freeway American Restaurant

Restaurant · Burger, American · 6.4 km

6 Lise-Meitner-Straße, Rüsselsheim am Main

Mo-Th 16:30-00:00, Fr-Sa 16:30-01:00, Su 12:00-23:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 6142 7933222

Gaststätte Elena

Restaurant · Greek · 6.2 km

21 Forststraße, Weiterstadt

Tu-Su,PH 17:00-18:00+, Su 11:00-14:00; Mo off

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Gaststätte Turnerheim

Restaurant · German · 5.9 km

30 Stockstraße, Rüsselsheim am Main

Mo-Fr 18:00-24:00; We off; Su 10:00-20:00

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Hessischer Hof

Restaurant · German, Greek · 3.3 km

37 Bahnhofstraße, Nauheim

Mo-Sa 17:00-23:00; Su,PH off

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La Terrazza

Restaurant · German, Italian · 3.8 km

75 Am Schlag, Groß-Gerau

11:30-21:00; Sa off "Samstags gerne auf Anfrage"

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Lang Xua

Restaurant · Vietnamese · 4.9 km

37 Im Reis, Rüsselsheim am Main

Mo-Su 11:30-15:00,17:00-22:00

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History

Already by Roman times, the area forming today's town of Groß-Gerau had great importance. A fort in the area of the constituent community of Auf Esch ensured a bridgehead for the Roman provincial capital of Moguntiacum (Mainz), even before the Limes was established and southern Hesse became Roman. Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B44 from the southern tip of the old pheasantry (at Auf Esch) to Dornheim corresponds exactly with the old Roman road from Mainz through Groß-Gerau to Ladenburg. It led to the fort's south gate. With the founding of the Civitas Auderiensium (Dieburg), the fort was forsaken. The camp (vicus) remained and became a market village. The fact that this vicus and the later mentioned Wasserburg Dornberg (moat-ringed castle) corresponded very closely in location would be no accident.

From the History section of Groß-Gerau on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to stay12

Churches and places of worship28

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Shopping40

Gas and EV charging11

Schools, colleges and libraries27

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Healthcare17

Map of Groß-Gerau

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Getting there and nearby towns

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 km away.

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