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Marbach, Marburg
Marbach () is a borough (''Ortsbezirk'') of Marburg in Hesse. Marbach has a current population of approx. 3,400 inhabitants. 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 Graf, Landgraves of Thuringia, beside the other districts Ockershausen, Wehrda and Cappel, Marburg, Cappel.Dettmering, Erhart: ''Kleine Marburger Stadtgeschichte.'' Pustet, Regensburg 2007 Notable people * (1 February 1863 in Maden (Gudensberg), Maden – 15 February 1935), beekeeper, former mayor of Marbach (1919–1934), and builder of the elementary school References Further reading in German: * ''Marbuch.'' 7. Auflage. Marbuch, Marburg 2003, (umfassend, mit Stadtplan). * Dettmering, Erhart: ''Kleine Marburger Stadtgeschichte.'' Pustet, Regensburg 2007, . External links Information about Marbach at www.marburg.de * Districts of Marburg {{Hesse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marburg-Biedenkopf
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. 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. Coat of arms The coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse, as Marburg was the seat of the landgraves of Hesse, and also their tomb is located in a church in Marburg. The coat held by the lion shows the black cross of the Counts of the Teutonic Knights The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marburg
Marburg (; ) is a college town, university town in the States of Germany, German federal state () of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf Districts of Germany, district (). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approximately 76,000. Having been awarded town privileges in 1222, Marburg served as capital of the Landgrave, landgraviate of Hessen-Marburg during periods of the 15th to 17th centuries. The University of Marburg was founded in 1527 and dominates the public life in the town to this day. Marburg is a historic centre of the pharmaceutical industry in Germany, and there is a plant in the town (by BioNTech) to produce vaccines to tackle Covid-19. History Founding and early history Like many settlements, Marburg developed at the crossroads of two important early medieval highways: the trade route linking Cologne and Prague and the trade route from the North Sea to the Alps and on to Italy, the former crossing the river La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortsbezirk
A (; also called ''Ortsbezirk'' in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate) is an administrative division in Germany, which is part of a larger city. It is translated as "borough". In Germany, usually only exist in a metropolis with more than 150,000 inhabitants. For example, Wattenscheid, which was a town in its own right until 1974, is now a within the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia. In Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, the term ''Ortsbezirk'' is also used for districts of smaller cities. A may consist of several smaller parts: ''Stadtteile'' or ''Ortsteile''. While in some cities are only used for statistical purposes, many other have elected representatives. The tasks and responsibilities of the are laid down in the municipal codes (''Gemeindeordnungen'') of the federal states. The details, compositions etc. of the and their representatives are laid down in the municipal by-law A by-law (bye-law, by(e)law, by(e) law), is a set of rules or law estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesse
Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel. With an area of 21,114.73 square kilometers and a population of over six million, it ranks seventh and fifth, respectively, among the sixteen German states. Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany's second-largest metropolitan area (after Rhine-Ruhr), is mainly located in Hesse. As a cultural region, Hesse also includes the area known as Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen) in the neighboring state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Etymology The German name , like the names of other German regions ( "Swabia", "Franconia", "Bavaria", "Saxony"), derives from the dative plural form of the name of the inhabitants or German tribes, eponymous tribe, the Hessians (, singular ). The geographical name represents a short equivalent o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graf
(; feminine: ) is a historical title of the German nobility and later also of the Russian nobility, usually translated as "count". Considered to be intermediate among noble ranks, the title is often treated as equivalent to the British title of "earl" (whose female version is "countess"). The German nobility was gradually divided into high and low nobility. The high nobility included those counts who ruled immediate imperial territories of "princely size and importance" for which they had a seat and vote in the Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), Imperial Diet. Etymology and origin The word derives from , which is usually derived from . is in turn thought to come from the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine title , which ultimately derives from the Greek verb () 'to write'. Other explanations have been put forward, however; Jacob Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, while still noting the potential of a Greek derivation, suggested a connection to , meaning 'decision, decree'. However, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Erfurt is the capital and largest city. Other cities include Jena, Gera and Weimar. Thuringia is bordered by Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt. It has been known as "the green heart of Germany" () from the late 19th century due to its broad, dense forest. Most of Thuringia is in the Saale drainage basin, a bank (geography), left-bank tributary of the Elbe. Thuringia is home to the Rennsteig, Germany's best-known hiking, hiking trail. Its winter resort of Oberhof, Germany, Oberhof makes it a well-equipped winter sports destination – half of Germany's 136 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic gold medals had been won by Thuringian athletes as of 2014. Thuringia was favoured by or was the birthplace of three key intellectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ockershausen
Ockershausen is a borough (''Ortsbezirk'') of Marburg in Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist .... § 3, 27 November 2021. References External links Ockershausen at marburg.de * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wehrda
Wehrda is a borough (''Ortsbezirk'') of Marburg in Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist .... § 3, 27 November 2021. References External links Official website Information about Wehrda at www.marburg.de [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cappel, Marburg
Cappel () is a borough (''Ortsbezirk'') of Marburg in Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist .... § 3, 27 November 2021. References External links Information about Cappel at www.marburg.de * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maden (Gudensberg)
Maden may refer to: Places in Turkey * Maden, Elazığ, a town and district in Elazığ Province * Maden, Bayburt, a village of Bayvurt Province * Maden, Şavşat, a village in Artvin Province Other uses * ''Maden'' (film), a 1978 Turkish film * Maden language, an Austronesian language spoken in West Papua People with the name * Bishnu Maden (died 2003), Nepalese politician * John Maden (1862–1920), British Liberal Party politician * Henry Maden (1892–1960), English barrister and Liberal politician * Richard Maden (born 1972), English swimmer * Steve Maden (born 1982), English rugby league footballer * Yannick Maden (born 1989), German tennis player * Tom Maden Tom Maden is an American actor, who is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Jake Fitzgerald in the MTV anthology slasher series '' Scream'', from 2015 to 2016. Prior to acting, Maden was also a participant in the third season of the Disco ..., American actor See also * Maiden (other) * Madden ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
