Marburg-Biedenkopf

CountryGermanyStateHesseAdm. regionGießenCapitalMarburgGovernment • District admin.Jens Womelsdorf (SPD)Area • Total1,262.55 km² (487.47 sq mi)Population • Total249,684 • Density200/km² (510/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Vehicle registrationMR, BIDWebsitemarburg-biedenkopf.de

Marburg-Biedenkopf is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Waldeck-Frankenberg, Schwalm-Eder, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen, Lahn-Dill, Siegen-Wittgenstein.

History

The district was created in 1974 when the districts Marburg, Biedenkopf and the former urban district of Marburg were merged.

The district has partnerships with Huntingdonshire in the United Kingdom, the borough of Charlottenburg in Berlin, and the district of Kościerzyna in Poland.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Lahn.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse, as Marburg was the seat of the landgraves of Hesse, and also their tomb is located in a church in Marburg. The coat held by the lion shows the black cross of the Counts of the Teutonic Knights, who had a castle in Marburg as well.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Amöneburg Biedenkopf Gladenbach Kirchhain Marburg Neustadt Rauschenberg Stadtallendorf Wetter	Angelburg Bad Endbach Breidenbach Cölbe Dautphetal Ebsdorfergrund Fronhausen	Lahntal Lohra Münchhausen am Christenberg Steffenberg Weimar Wohratal

References

External links

Media related to Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in German)
• Tourism in Marburg-Biedenkopf (in German)

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