The best city hikes and walks around Hattersheim

A very beautiful avenue. The cobblestones are, oh wonder, not so nice to cycle on. But a dirt path has formed along the edge, which is better to cycle on : )

At Kriftel station there is a free P+R car park.

Origin: It comes from the former Hoechst AG dye works (known as the "Red Factory"). Location: It stands in the orchard in Hattersheim, a site within the Rhine-Main Regional Park. Function: The machine was formerly used in the chemical industry to mix pigments and dyes on a large scale. Symbolism: As a technical monument on the Industrial Heritage Trail, it commemorates the importance of the chemical industry to the region. Special Feature: It forms a deliberate visual contrast between massive industrial technology and the surrounding natural landscape of the orchards.

The 5 stations (agriculture, forest, built-up area, flora, fauna and water) of the Regional Park Climate Route offer a small, exciting and informative contribution to the current discussion about climate and climate change.

Since 1963, the Mönchhof site has been home to the Caltex refinery. Until its closure in 1985, it was operated by the US oil company Chevron, and its products were sold at Texaco and DEA gas stations. A goods distribution and service center is being built on the former industrial site. Full occupancy is expected by 2016/2017, creating up to 5,000 new jobs.

In hot weather, the city's auxiliary heating kicks in. Climate change is bringing more hot days. And in densely built-up cities, it's even triggering an extra heating system: buildings and road surfaces, with their large areas, store the heat and release it slowly or reflect it back like a mirror. It's warmer in cities than in the surrounding countryside. * You can experience this for yourself here on the bench. Take a seat above different surfaces: Dark asphalt, grass, grass under a shady tree, water-bound limestone gravel, and light-colored concrete paving. They are all different temperatures – warm or cool. Water can evaporate from bare soil, especially if it's covered with vegetation. This cools the air. That's why natural green spaces are particularly important in built-up areas. It starts with small things: a planted front garden, a green facade, and a planted backyard all contribute to cooling. You can see how sealed surfaces affect us by sitting on concrete and asphalt: Even these few square meters radiate heat in the sunshine.

Of the refinery that stood on the Mönchhof site in Raunheim between 1964 and 1985, only the sales tanks for petroleum products remain today. Construction began in 1961, and the CALTEX refinery officially opened on June 16, 1964. CALTEX stands for California Texas Oil Corporation, a joint venture between Chevron Erdöl GmbH and Texaco AG. Products included primarily regular and premium gasoline, diesel, heating oil, aviation fuel, sulfur, and, most importantly, petrochemical products for Farbwerke Hoechst AG and the Ticona plant. Initially, crude oil arrived by ship from Rotterdam to Raunheim. By mid-1965, the 460 km long pipeline was completed, allowing the oil to reach the Main River within four days. The refinery comprised process and power supply facilities, intermediate and sales storage tanks, a port, loading facilities, a laboratory, workshops, a fire station, and administrative offices. Crude oil throughput reached up to 4.5 million tons per year. At peak times, the refinery employed 700 people. Partial shutdown of the refinery took place in January 1982, and final closure followed in December 1985. In 2004, Fraport AG purchased the 84-hectare site of the former CALTEX refinery.

Beautiful avenue with old trees