Marbach () is a borough (''
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 in ...
'') of
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 ...
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 ...
. 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
Landgraves of
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.
Er ...
, beside the other districts
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 al ...
,
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 th ...
and
Cappel.
[Dettmering, Erhart: ''Kleine Marburger Stadtgeschichte.'' Pustet, Regensburg 2007]
Notable people
* (1 February 1863 in
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
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