Marbach, Marburg

Marbach
District of Marburg
View on Marbach from west
Marbach
Coordinates: 50°49′8″N 8°44′47″E / 50.81889°N 8.74639°E / 50.81889; 8.74639Coordinates: 50°49′8″N 8°44′47″E / 50.81889°N 8.74639°E / 50.81889; 8.74639
Country Germany
State Hesse
District Marburg-Biedenkopf
City Marburg
Area
 • Total 4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation 276 m (906 ft)
Population (2010-12-31)
 • Total 3,434
 • Density 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 35041
Dialling codes 06421
Vehicle registration MR
Website www.marburg.de
District Marbach of the city Marburg

Marbach is a District of Marburg, Hesse in Germany. Marbach has a current population of approx. 3,400 inhabitants.

History

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.[1]

Notable people

  • Heinrich Freudenstein (*1. Feb.1863 in Maden; † 15. Feb. 1935), popular beekeeper, former mayor of Marbach (1919-1934) and builder of the elementary school

References

  1. ↑ Dettmering, Erhart: Kleine Marburger Stadtgeschichte. Pustet, Regensburg 2007

Further reading

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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