Wixhausen

Wixhausen
Location of Wixhausen within Darmstadt
Wixhausen
Wixhausen
Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 8°38′59″E / 49.93111°N 8.64972°E / 49.93111; 8.64972
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictUrban district
CityDarmstadt
Area
  Total
6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)
  Total
6,404
  Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
64291
Dialling codes06150

Wixhausen is northernmost borough of the City of Darmstadt in southern Hesse, Germany. Covering an area of 23.247 km2, in 2006 it had 5,772 inhabitants and 1,310 houses. It is noted for the GSI heavy-ion research laboratory located there.

The district of Darmstadt-Arheilgen is just South of Wixhausen. The city of Erzhausen is just to the North of Wixhausen.