MARBURG-BIEDENKOPF


'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.

Contents
History
Geography
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links

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


Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse, as Marburg was the seat of the counts 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


TownsMunicipalities
#Amöneburg#Biedenkopf#Gladenbach#Kirchhain#Marburg#Neustadt#Rauschenberg#Stadtallendorf#Wetter#Angelburg#Bad Endbach#Breidenbach#Cölbe#Dautphetal#Ebsdorfergrund#Fronhausen
  1. Lahntal
  2. Lohra
  3. Münchhausen am Christenberg
  4. Steffenberg
  5. Weimar
  6. Wohratal

External links



★ Official website (German)

★ Touristic website

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