# The Things Network Kreis Bergstraße

A local community of The Things Network: people building an open, free LoRaWAN® network for the Internet of Things in and around Kreis Bergstraße.

- Country: [Germany](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/germany/)
- Status: Official community
- Founded: 2019
- Members: 97
- Location: 49.6587, 8.6222
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/bergstrae/

## About

Our mission is to provide the entire Kreis Bergstrasse with Internet of Things data connectivity by crowdsourcing the network by its citizens and local companies.

We are happy to have you join the community. Contact the core team and help us unleash the Internet of Things in Kreis Bergstrasse.

## Contact

- Chat: https://ttn-kreisbergstrasse.slack.com/

## Resources

- [Forum](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum)
- [TTN - Generic Presentation](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49WRBg1NvMgM2lBcXRTU2ZqREU/)
- [Unleash Your City - Guide](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/labs/story/unleash-your-community-get-started-with-the-things-network/)
- [Forum post](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/ttn-in-kreis-bergstasse-germany/23018)

## Partners

- [Elbracht Computer](https://www.elbracht.net/)

## In the media

- [The Next Web - The Things Network wants to make every city smart](http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/19/the-things-network-wants-to-make-every-city-smart-starting-with-amsterdam/)
- [Beekeeper 4.0 with LoRaWAN](http://www.baz-medien.de/epaper/732_160219.pdf)
- [LoRaWAN "Umwelt Förderpreis für Bergsträßer Gemeinschaftsprojekt"](https://www.morgenweb.de/bergstraesser-anzeiger_artikel,-bergstrasse-digitaltechnik-traegt-zum-schutz-der-bienen-bei-_arid,1401530.html)

## Recent updates

- [Telegram D/A/CH channel](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/bergstrae/post/telegram-dach-channel.md) (2026-06-11)
- [LoRaWAN from Heidelberg to Darmstadt](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/bergstrae/post/lorawan-from-heidelberg-to-darmstadt.md) (2019-02-21)