Marbach is a borough (Ortsbezirk) of Marburg in Hesse.[2] Marbach has a current population of approx. 3,400 inhabitants.

Marbach
Borough of Marburg
View on Marbach from west
District Marbach of the city Marburg
Marbach Show map of Germany Marbach Show map of Hesse
Coordinates: 50°49′8″N 8°44′47″E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
District	Marburg-Biedenkopf
Town	Marburg
Area
• Total	4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,354
• Density	830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	35041
Dialling codes	06421
Website	www.marburg.de

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.[3]

Notable people

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

References

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.

External links

• Information about Marbach at www.marburg.de (in German)
• Media related to Marbach at Wikimedia Commons

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[de] Marbach (Marburg)