municipality in Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg in Hesse, Germany
Plans for Sudetenstraße: Roundabout, zebra crossing and more greenery in Messel: Die Sudetenstraße in Messel soll grundhaft saniert werden. Planungen sehen mehr ...
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Paid articlePaywall Messel: No stopping on Berliner Straße aims to protect children: Die Sperrung der Sudetenstraße sorgt für mehr Verkehr rund um die Kita Fossilchen ...
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Paid articlePaywall New high school planned in Darmstadt-Dieburg: Mühltal doubts its implementation: The announcement of a new school building in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district is ...
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Paid articlePaywall High demand: The Darmstadt-Dieburg district is building a new high school: Due to the high demand for places in Darmstadt, a new school will soon be available ...
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Paid articlePaywall Messel tenants annoyed: Elevator constantly broken, politicians must now vote: The elevator at the senior-friendly apartments at Taunusring 5 is frequently out ...
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Paid articlePaywall Lumax Leisure Park in Messel: Construction project progresses in the approval phase
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Messel Pit: Admire, dig, and keep fossils: In the Messel Pit, visitors can search for fossils themselves in the "Grab'Mal" excavation area ...
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Where to go this weekend? Residence Festival, Fishermen's Festival, and Mining Festival - | Events in Darmstadt and the surrounding area
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Paid articlePaywall Crisis prevention in Messel: Municipality wants to be prepared for emergencies: An expert informed the municipal council about potential disasters around Messel ...
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Paid articlePaywall Future of the Kneipp daycare center in Messel: Decision on contract extension: The local councilors have discussed the future of the privately run daycare center ...
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Rare animal now lives at Frankfurt Zoo - | Its ancestors were already here 47 million years ago.
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Paid articlePaywall Electric car subsidies in Darmstadt-Dieburg: New incentive for electric cars?: Die Nachfrage nach Elektroautos steigt in den Autohäusern im Kreis ...
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"Explosion noises" during fire in shooting range - cloud of smoke can be seen for miles around
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Key FactsMajor Fire and Loud Noises at Shooting Club
May 23, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: op-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: op-online.de
- A fire broke out on May 23 in the shooting range of a club in Messel, triggering a large-scale firefighting operation.
- Initial reports of explosions were later attributed to asbestos cement panels on the roof or facade.
- All weapons and ammunition were removed as a precaution, eliminating any further risk during the incident.
- The smoke from the blaze was visible for several kilometers, and the fire remained uncontrolled by the afternoon.
Messel: Fire at the shooting range - | no injuries reported: A fire broke out on the grounds of the Messel Wildpark shooting club. The fire department has the ...
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Paid articlePaywall Historical photos reveal everyday life at the Messel Pit paraffin plant: Franz-Jürgen Harms has published old photos from the paraffin and mineral oil plant at ...
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Paid articlePaywall Forced labor in Messel Pit: Survivor returns, memorial inaugurated: Around 300 people had to toil for the Nazis in Messel until 1945. Janina Sulikowska-Wichman ...
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Paid articlePaywall Sandra Logemann from Messel: Five times at the Olympic Games for the DOSB: Sandra Logemann from Messel works for the German Olympic Sports Confederation and was ...
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Paid articlePaywall Aircraft noise in Messel: Noise measurements for the Cindy S route have started: Since the beginning of March, a measuring station has been providing data on how ...
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Possible vigilante justice after supermarket robbery in Messel is occupying police
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Private investigation in Rodenbach escalates: Shots fired, iron bar attack and arrests after robbery
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Another incident in Messel: Man threatens supermarket employees with a firearm: Employees of a supermarket in Messel were once again threatened by a man with a ...
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Supermarket employee attacked in front of the store – | he shoots in the direction of the perpetrator
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Between Dieburg and Messel: Dog breaks free and is fatally struck by regional train.
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Paid articlePaywall Fireworks in Messel: Discussion about a ban in the old town center: According to the Green Party, the use of fireworks in Messel's town center has increased ...
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Paid articlePaywall Protest against new Cindy S flight path: Messel political groups demand action: The political groups in Messel are speaking out against the Cindy S flight path ...
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Paid articlePaywall Noe van Messel: Torn cruciate ligaments and surgery: Zug wrestler Noe van Messel is going through a difficult time. He underwent surgery again this week ...
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Paid articlePaywall Lumax amusement park project: Building application submitted for Messel's abandoned site
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Paid articlePaywall Citizens' initiative prevents landfill in Messel Pit in Darmstadt-Dieburg: Today it is a World Heritage Site, but in the 1970s the Messel Pit was slated to ...
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Paid articlePaywall Fossil finds in Messel: Senckenberg Museum presents spectacular discoveries: Visitors to the Senckenberg Museum can now see "Life and Death" in Messel ...
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Swiss wrestling: Noe van Messel will miss next season: Noe van Messel injured his knee on the Schwägalp in the summer, forcing him to withdraw from the ESAF ...
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Messel bekommt Dino-Abenteuer im ehemaligen Rotlicht-Clubhotel: Ein lange verlassener Skandalort in Messel bekommt eine überraschende zweite Chance ...
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Paid articlePaywall Flight route "Cindy S" and the noise: The problem with the lack of data: In municipalities like Messel, Groß-Zimmern, and Dieburg, aircraft noise has never been ...
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Paid articlePaywall Messel Forest: Climate change threatens beech trees, new Douglas firs planned: Forester Franziska Teichert presents the forest management plan for Messel ...
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Paid articlePaywall Aircraft noise: It's not loud enough - | that's why Messel and Egelsbach are left out
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As a World Heritage Site, the Messel Pit in Hesse has the status of the Grand Canyon.
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Paid articlePaywall The “myth” of the aircraft noise commission: what does it do and how does an affected person get involved?
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Paid articlePaywall Citizens' meeting in Messel: Major safety concerns due to Cindy S: At the citizens' meeting in Messel, mayors from the region are demanding that the ...
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New flight route: Mayors protest together against "Cindy S": The administrative heads of Langen, Egelsbach, Erzhausen, Messel, and Groß-Zimmern are mobilizing ...
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Paid articlePaywall The "Cindy S" flight route infuriates almost all of Erzhausen.: At the town meeting, the hall is bursting at the seams. The municipality feels ignored - | and ...
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Town hall meeting in Erzhausen on the “Cindy S” flight route: A town hall meeting in Erzhausen will discuss the impact of the new departure route on Erzhausen ...
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Paid articlePaywall 25 years ago: Brown motorway sign erected for World Heritage Site: What moved Darmstadt-Dieburg in 2000? Back then, brown signs for the Messel Pit were erected ...
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Missing person from Messel is dead: A 53-year-old man from Messel had been missing since June. Now he could only be found dead.
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Paid articlePaywall "Cindy S" take-off route causes displeasure in Messel, Erzhausen and Weiterstadt: The new "Cindy S" take-off route continues to cause complaints in ...
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Paid articlePaywall Lost place in Messel could become a dinosaur park: James Jungeli has plans for the site of the former club hotel: He wants to build a dinosaur park with ...
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Paid articlePaywall Search for fossils yourself in the Messel Pit: From now on, visitors can also dig for fossils themselves. How it works.
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Paid articlePaywall The first days with Cindy S: What the flight tracks show: Since the new departure route was flown, complaints about increased noise pollution have been ...
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Paid articlePaywall After Heinerfest in Darmstadt: dissatisfaction with closures: A senior citizen complains about the temporary loss of the “Alfred-Messel-Weg” bus stop ...
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Darmstadt: Search for missing person in Grube Prinz von Hessen: An operation is currently underway at the lake between Darmstadt and Messel ...
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Paid articlePaywall Daycare center on Kohlweg in Messel to be renovated.: Green light for daycare center renovation in Messel: The upper floor will be renovated ...
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53-year-old from Messel is missing: A 53-year-old man from Messel is missing. He was last seen in a hotel in Griesheim.
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Fire at scrap yard in Messel: A fire broke out at a scrap yard in Messel on Monday evening. According to police, a lithium battery may have been the cause.
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Newly named ancient cicada fossil is so well preserved you can see the veins in its wings
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🧐 Researchers have found the world's earliest evidence of a subfamily of singing cicadas in the Messel Pit. 😲 The fossil from the pit provides important ... Show more
Bedeutender Fund: Erste Singzikade in Grube Messel entdeckt
Bedeutender Fund: Erste Singzikade in Grube Messel entdeckt
Paid articlePaywall Grube Messel surprises with new Flower Power beer: The Messel Brewery creates a "Flower Power Beer" with local hops from the Messel mine ...
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Paid articlePaywall Cultural heritage in southern Hesse: dispute over the role of UNESCO sites: Representatives of German World Heritage sites visit Darmstadt with the Mathildenhöhe ...
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Mysterious noises coming from the used clothing container - | Fire department had to arrive with a power cutter
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Crisis in the construction industry: Xella furloughs 35 employees: The company has stopped the production of Ytong bricks at its traditional plant at the Messel ...
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Swine fever: Wild boars cause damage in Messel: Since August, wild boar have no longer been allowed to be hunted in Messel. Hunting leaseholders are now ...
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