Stadtallendorf

Stadtallendorf is a town in the county of Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, Germany. It lies about  east of Marburg. In 2010, the town hosted the 50th Hessentag state festival.

 Geography 
 Location 
Under the German system of Naturräume, Stadtallendorf lies in the West Hesse Depression zone (westhessische Senkenzone) which is divided into basins and ridges. With respect to these, the town lies on the Upper Hesse Ridge which separates the Amöneburg Basin in the west from the Schwalmbecken (another basin) in the east. On this ridge may also be found the Neustadt Saddle, abutted by the town's northeast edge. This upland is part of the divide between the Rhine and Weser watersheds.

 Neighbouring communities 
Stadtallendorf borders in the north on the town of Rauschenberg (Marburg-Biedenkopf) and the community of Gilserberg (Schwalm-Eder-Kreis), in the east on the town of Neustadt, in the southeast on the town of Kirtorf, in the south on the town of Homberg (Ohm) (both in the Vogelsbergkreis), and in the west on the towns of Amöneburg and Kirchhain (both in Marburg-Biedenkopf).

 Population 
(in each case as of 31 December)
 1998 – 21,587
 1999 – 21,643
 2000 – 21,656
 2001 – 21,671
 2002 – 21,704
 2003 – 21,708
 2004 – 21,528
 2006 – 21,540
 2009 – 21,146

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