Georg Gaßmann (28 May 1910 in

Marburg Marburg ( or ) is a university town in the German federal state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district (''Landkreis''). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approxima ...

– 5 August 1987 in Marburg) was a German

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. As a member of the

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, Gaßmann was the

mayor of Marburg This is a list of all the mayors of Marburg in Germany since 1835. {{Mayors of Marburg * Marburg Marburg ( or ) is a university town in the German federal state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district ('' ...

for nearly 20 years and a member of the Hessian Landtag in

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. After serving as a politician, Gaßmann was awarded the ''Großes Verdienstkreuz'', one of the German Federal Crosses of Merit. The Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion in Marburg was also named in his honour.

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