Breidenbach

For the town in France, see Breidenbach, Moselle.

Breidenbach
Breidenbach
Location of Breidenbach within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
Coordinates	50°52′N 8°28′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Marburg-Biedenkopf
Local subdivisions	7 Ortsteile
Mayor	Werner Reitz
Basic statistics
Area	44.83 km2 (17.31 sq mi)
Elevation	320-561 m
Population	6,871 (31 December 2010)
- Density	153 /km2 (397 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MR
Postal code	35236
Area code	06465
Website	www.breidenbach.de

Breidenbach is a community in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Neighbouring communities

• Bad Laasphe
• Biedenkopf
• Dautphetal
• Eschenburg
• Steffenberg

Community divisions

The community is divided into the Ortsteile (constituent communities) of Achenbach, Breidenbach, Kleingladenbach, Niederdieten, Oberdieten, Wiesenbach and Wolzhausen.

Politics

Municipal council

As of municipal elections on 26 March 2006, municipal council seats are apportioned thus:

SPD	11 seats
CDU	11 seats
BL (citizens' coalition)	5 seats

Mayor

Werner Reitz (SPD) was elected mayor on 22 October 2000 with 59.7% of the votes.

Constituent communities' coats of arms

Coat of arms	Community's name
	Achenbach
	Breidenbach
	Kleingladenbach
	Niederdieten
	Oberdieten
	Wiesenbach
	Wolzhausen

Sport

Sports facilities

Breidenbach has many sports facilities, including two playing fields in the main community. These are open free to the public. In Kleingladenbach there is also a skiing hill with a skilift, for which the community is becoming attractive to tourists. The main community also offers two gymnasia, a small sports hall and the Perftalhalle.

Economy and infrastructure

Shopping

The main community of Breidenbach is a well-developed, industry-rich place. A great number of shopping and leisure opportunities make Breidenbach the municipality's, and the surrounding area's, centre.

Industry

Furthermore, Breidenbach has at its disposal a large industrial area (Industriegebiet West) harbouring successful businesses such as Weber Maschinenbau and a Buderus disk brake manufacturing plant. The main community of Breidenbach thereby employs more than 2,500 workers.

Transport

Public transportation

Breidenbach is well connected to the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund public transport system. The following services come to the community:

• 491: Dillenburg - Niedereisenhausen - Biedenkopf (and back)
• MR-52: Biedenkopf - Friedensdorf - Niedereisenhausen - Biedenkopf (and the other way round)
• MR-55: Niedereisenhausen - Breidenbach-Wolzhausen - Friedensdorf

Education

Schools

Breidenbach has the following schools:

Breidenbach:	Grundschule Orientation year ("Förderstufe") Hauptschule
Oberdieten:	Grundschule
Wolzhausen:	Grundschule

Kindergartens

Breidenbach has kindergartens in the following communities:

• Breidenbach (2)
• Oberdieten

Breidenbach clubs and associations

• Frauenchor 1975 Breidenbach (women's choir)
• TV 09 Breidenbach
• Trachtentanzgruppe Breidenbach (costume dance group)
• Burschenschaft Breidenbach (fraternity)
• Mädchenschaft Breidenbach (sorority)

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

• Official homepage
• Breidenbach history

Breidenbach at the Open Directory Project – Further links