Country Germany Admin. region Gießen Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 44.83 km² Postal code 35236 Dialling code 06465 | State Hesse District Marburg-Biedenkopf Postal codes 35236 Population 6,861 (30 Jun 2009) Local time Friday 3:40 AM Administrative region Giessen | |
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Breidenbach is a community in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.
Contents
- Map of Breidenbach Germany
- Neighbouring communities
- Community divisions
- Municipal council
- Mayor
- Sports facilities
- Shopping
- Industry
- Public transportation
- Schools
- Kindergartens
- Breidenbach clubs and associations
- References
Map of Breidenbach, Germany
Neighbouring communities
Community divisions
The community is divided into the Ortsteile (constituent communities) of Achenbach, Breidenbach, Kleingladenbach, Niederdieten, Oberdieten, Wiesenbach and Wolzhausen.
Municipal council
As of municipal elections on 26 March 2006, municipal council seats are apportioned thus:
Mayor
Christoph Felkl was elected mayor on 28. Oktober 2012 for a 6-year term beginning 01. April 2013.
Werner Reitz (SPD) was elected mayor on 22 October 2000 with 59.7% of the votes.
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.
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.
Public transportation
Breidenbach is well connected to the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund public transport system. The following services come to the community:
Schools
Breidenbach has the following schools:
Kindergartens
Breidenbach has kindergartens in the following communities: