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Marbach, Marburg

Coordinates: 50°49′8″N 8°44′47″E / 50.81889°N 8.74639°E / 50.81889; 8.74639
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Marbach
View on Marbach from west
View on Marbach from west
District Marbach of the city Marburg
Marbach is located in Germany
Marbach
Marbach
Marbach is located in Hesse
Marbach
Marbach
Coordinates: 50°49′8″N 8°44′47″E / 50.81889°N 8.74639°E / 50.81889; 8.74639
CountryGermany
StateHesse
DistrictMarburg-Biedenkopf
TownMarburg
Area
 • Total4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,354
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35041
Dialling codes06421
Websitewww.marburg.de

Marbach is a borough (Ortsbezirk) of Marburg in Hesse.[2] Marbach has a current population of approx. 3,400 inhabitants.

History

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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

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  • Heinrich Freudenstein [de] (1 February 1863 in Maden – 15 February 1935), beekeeper, former mayor of Marbach (1919–1934), and builder of the elementary school

References

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  1. ^ "Haushaltssatzung und Haushaltsplan 2021". Stadt Marburg. p. 7. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ Hauptsatzung der Universitätsstadt Marburg, § 3, 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ Dettmering, Erhart: Kleine Marburger Stadtgeschichte. Pustet, Regensburg 2007

Further reading

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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.
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