Marbach, Marburg
Marbach | |
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Coordinates: 50°49′8″N 8°44′47″E / 50.81889°N 8.74639°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
District | Marburg-Biedenkopf |
Town | Marburg |
Area | |
• Total | 4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 3,354 |
• Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 35041 |
Dialling codes | 06421 |
Website | www.marburg.de |
Marbach is a borough (Ortsbezirk) of Marburg in Hesse.[2] Marbach has a current population of approx. 3,400 inhabitants.
History[edit]
Marbach was mentioned in 1272 with the name Marpah. Also it was noticed in the register of the city of Marburg in 1374, where Marbach was a small village of the Landgraves of Thuringia, beside the other districts Ockershausen, Wehrda and Cappel.[3]
Notable people[edit]
- Heinrich Freudenstein (1 February 1863 in Maden – 15 February 1935), beekeeper, former mayor of Marbach (1919–1934), and builder of the elementary school
References[edit]
- ^ "Haushaltssatzung und Haushaltsplan 2021". Stadt Marburg. p. 7. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Hauptsatzung der Universitätsstadt Marburg, § 3, 27 November 2021.
- ^ Dettmering, Erhart: Kleine Marburger Stadtgeschichte. Pustet, Regensburg 2007
Further reading[edit]
in German:
- Marbuch. 7. Auflage. Marbuch, Marburg 2003, ISBN 3-9806487-1-0 (umfassend, mit Stadtplan).
- Dettmering, Erhart: Kleine Marburger Stadtgeschichte. Pustet, Regensburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-7917-2086-9.
External links[edit]
- Information about Marbach at www.marburg.de (in German)
- Media related to Marbach at Wikimedia Commons