Bieber is a village in

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, with a total population of 16,137 as of 2020. Since 1938 it has been a ''

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'' of

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Geography

A small river, a tributary of the Rodau called ''

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'' flows through the village. At the top of the hill ''Bieberer Berg'' (elevation 120 m above NHN) stands the soccer-stadium '' Sparda Bank Hessen Stadion'', formerly the '' Stadion Bieberer Berg'', home of the soccer team ''

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History

The village's name is derived from the Celtic people. Bieber as such was first mentioned in 791 as ''Biberaha'' in a donation. Into the 19th century, Bieber's population was Roman Catholic. Now there is the catholic parish ''St. Nikolaus'' and a Protestant parish. In 1938, the former municipality Bieber was merged with Offenbach.

Infrastructure

Transport

Bieber is part of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main-System with two

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stations:

Offenbach-Bieber station Offenbach-Bieber is located on the Rodgau Railway (german: Rodgaubahn) in the Bieber district of the city of Offenbach am Main in the German state of Hesse. The Offenbach-Bieber–Dietzenbach railway also starts here. Today the station is serve ...

is near the centre of the village and the other is in the borough of ''Bieber-Waldhof'' (3,500 Inhabitants in 2005).

External links

Municipal website of Offenbach, Stadtteil Bieber (German)

References

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