The narrowest sidewalk in Germany
Bessungen is the oldest district of Darmstadt. This reputation is due to its first mentioning in the year 1002.
The Bessunger church is the center of the village buildings. In the Heidelberger Straße (road), as well as the Moosbergstraße (road), you will find stately and beautiful-looking apartment houses of the “Gründerzeit” (end of the 19th century). Part of Bessungen on the east side is the Paulus district, a villa area with a strong influence from the garden city movement.
The Darmstadt tram, built in 1897, required exact planning and calculating. In the Bessunger Str. 18, a wide backcombed hairstyle hardly fits between the tram and the house wall. In Bessungen, there are still numerous, interesting old buildings, which the city will definitely not move because of a wide tram. So watch out for your health sake.
