Marburg-Biedenkopf

Marburg-Biedenkopf is a Landkreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany.

 History 
The district was created in 1974 when the districts Marburg, Biedenkopf and the former urban district of Marburg were merged. The urban district is now a "town with special status" inside the district.

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 
100px|Coat of armsThe 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, who had a castle in Marburg as well.

Towns and municipalities
TownsMunicipalities Amöneburg
 Biedenkopf
 Gladenbach
 Kirchhain
 Marburg
 Neustadt
 Rauschenberg
 Stadtallendorf
 Wetter Angelburg
 Bad Endbach
 Breidenbach
 Cölbe
 Dautphetal
 Ebsdorfergrund
 Fronhausen<li>Lahntal
<li>Lohra
<li>Münchhausen am Christenberg
<li>Steffenberg
<li>Weimar
<li>Wohratal

 References 

Other websites
 Official website (German)
 Touristic website 

Category:Districts of Hesse
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