Marbach, Marburg
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Marbach | |
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 View on Marbach from west | |
District Marbach of the city Marburg  | |
  Marbach  Marbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′8″N 8°44′47″E / 50.81889°N 8.74639°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 |
Marbach (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁbax] ⓘ) is a borough (Ortsbezirk) of Marburg in Hesse.[2] Marbach has a current population of approx. 3,400 inhabitants.
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 February 1863 in Maden – 15 February 1935), beekeeper, former mayor of Marbach (1919–1934), and builder of the elementary school
