Marburg

Marburg
Town
Marburg: the castle, upper town, and St Elizabeth's church
Coat of arms
Location of Marburg within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
Marburg Show map of Germany Marburg Show map of Hesse
Coordinates: 50°48′36″N 08°46′15″E / 50.81000°N 8.77083°E / 50.81000; 8.77083
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
District	Marburg-Biedenkopf
Government
• Lord mayor	Dr. Thomas Spies (SPD)
Area
• Total	124.5 km2 (48.1 sq mi)
Highest elevation	412 m (1,352 ft)
Lowest elevation	173 m (568 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	77,845
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	35001-35043
Dialling codes	06421
Vehicle registration	MR
Website	Stadt Marburg

Marburg is a city in Hesse, Germany, on the Lahn river. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf Rural District. It has about 80,000 inhabitants and a small, but well-known university, the Philipps-University.

The upper part of Old town, near the castle and above the former village 'Weidenhausen' at river Lahn and a bridge is called 'Oberstadt' (upper town).

There are timber framing houses, similar to some houses in Alsfeld (Vogelsbergkreis).

Cycling trail Lahntalradweg along the river connects Marburg with Gießen in the South.^[2]

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  Marburg with its castle and a hill
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  A special tower near Marburg
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  The town hall in Marburg, at square 'market place' of 'Oberstadt'
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  The Neustadt in the centre of Marburg
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  timber framing houses near of town hall

1. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
2. ↑ Lahntalradweg - Hessischer Radfernweg, hessen.de