Country Germany Adm. region Gießen Vehicle registration MR Capital Marburg | State Hesse Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website marburg-biedenkopf.de Administrative region Giessen | |
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Destinations Marburg, Bad Endbach, Lahntal, Biedenkopf Clubs and Teams VfB Marburg, TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf Colleges and Universities University of Marburg, Archives School Marburg, Tabor Protestant University Points of interest Marburger Schloss, St Elizabeth's Church, Alter Botanischer Garten M, Botanischer Garten Marburg, Lahn | ||
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.
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Map of Marburg-Biedenkopf, Germany
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.
References
Marburg-Biedenkopf Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA