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Marburg | |
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 View of Marburg, dominated by the castle and St. Elizabeth's Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Marburg within Marburg-Biedenkopf district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°48′36″N 08°46′15″E / 50.81000°N 8.77083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| District | Marburg-Biedenkopf |
| Subdivisions | 25 Ortsbezirke |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2021–27) | Thomas Spies[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 123.92 km2 (47.85 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • 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, 06420, 06424 |
| Vehicle registration | MR |
| Website | www.marburg.de |
Marburg (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːɐ̯bʊʁk] or [ˈmaʁbʊʁk] ) is a university town in the German federal state (Bundesland) of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district (Landkreis). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approximately 76,000.[3]
Having been awarded town privileges in 1222, Marburg served as capital of the landgraviate of Hessen-Marburg during periods of the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries. The University of Marburg was founded in 1527 and dominates the public life in the town to this day.
Marburg is a historic centre of the pharmaceutical industry in Germany, and there is a plant in the town (by BioNTech) to produce vaccines to tackle Covid-19.[4]
- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ "Population of major towns in Hesse, Germany". Statista.
- ^ "Amid AstraZeneca setback, Germany banks on homegrown vaccine". AP NEWS. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.