The Stadion an der Gisselberger Straße is a

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in the district of

Ockershausen Ockershausen is a borough (''Ortsbezirk'') of Marburg in Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden ...

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 approximate ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

VfB Marburg VfB Marburg is a German football club based in Marburg, Hesse, currently playing in the Hessenliga. History VfB Marburg was established on 13 May 1905 as Marburger Fußball Club and in its first two years boasted over 100 members. In October ...

play most of their home league games here at the Gisselberger Straße stadium. The only exceptions being some cup games and

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against higher division clubs at the adjacent 12,000 capacity

Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion The Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in the district of Ockershausen in Marburg, Germany, named after the former politician and mayor of the city, Georg Gaßmann. The stadium, opened in 1967, is primarily used by the American fo ...

References

External links

Stadion an der Gisselberger Straße on Marburg's municipal website
VfB Marburg Football venues in Germany Sports venues in Hesse {{Hesse-struct-stub