Marburg is a city in Hesse, Germany, on the Lahn river.
It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf Rural District. It has about 80,000 inhabitants and a small, but well-known university, the Philipps-University.
Marburg | |
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Coordinates: 50°48′36″N 08°46′15″E / 50.81000°N 8.77083°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
District | Marburg-Biedenkopf |
Government | |
• Lord mayor | Dr. Thomas Spies (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 124.5 km2 (48.1 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31) | |
• Total | 77,845 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 35001-35043 |
Dialling codes | 06421 |
Vehicle registration | MR |
Website | Stadt Marburg |
The upper part of Old town, near the castle and above the former village 'Weidenhausen' at river Lahn and a bridge is called 'Oberstadt' (upper town).
There are timber framing houses, similar to some houses in Alsfeld (Vogelsbergkreis).
Cycling trail Lahntalradweg along the river connects Marburg with Gießen in the South.
The Lahn valley is surrounded by hill chains called Lahnberge and Marburger Rücken in the Central Uplands (Mittelgebirge), part of West Hesse Highlands. The city districts Cyriaxweimar, Elnhausen, Michelbach and Schröck are on the other side of these two hill chains.
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