Steffenberg
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image_coa | DEU Steffenberg COA.svg |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Marburg-Biedenkopf_Steffenberg.png |
| state | Hessen |
| region | Gießen |
| district | Marburg-Biedenkopf |
| elevation | 330-550 |
| area | 24.3 |
| postal_code | 35239 |
| area_code | 06464 |
| licence | MR |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 06 5 34 019 |
| website | www.steffenberg.de |
| mayor | Gernot Wege |
| leader_term | 2022–28 |
| party | parteilos |
| :: |
|image_coa = DEU Steffenberg COA.svg |coordinates = |image_plan =Marburg-Biedenkopf_Steffenberg.png |state = Hessen |region = Gießen |district = Marburg-Biedenkopf |elevation = 330-550 |area = 24.3 |postal_code = 35239 |area_code = 06464 |licence = MR |Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 5 34 019 |website = www.steffenberg.de |mayor = Gernot Wege |leader_term = 2022–28 |party = parteilos Steffenberg () is a municipality in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Steffenberg lies at the southern foothills of the Rothaargebirge between the towns of Dillenburg (20 km) and Marburg (35 km).
Neighbouring municipalities
Steffenberg borders in the north on the municipality of Breidenbach, in the east on the municipality of Dautphetal, in the south on the municipalities of Bad Endbach and Angelburg (all in Marburg-Biedenkopf), and in the west on the municipality of Eschenburg (Lahn-Dill-Kreis).
Divisions
The municipality consists of the following six centres:
- Niedereisenhausen
- Oberhörlen
- Quotshausen
- Steinperf
- Obereisenhausen
- Niederhörlen
History
On 1 April 1972, the formerly independent municipalities of Niedereisenhausen, Obereisenhausen, Niederhörlen and Oberhörlen joined together of their own free will into the municipality of Steffenberg. On 1 July 1974, the municipalities of Steinperf and Quotshausen were amalgamated by state law with Steffenberg to form the current greater municipality.
Politics
Gemeinderat
These are the results of the municipal election held on 26 March 2006:
Coat of arms
The civic coat of arms might be described thus: In Or a low fess wavy azure; above, a bear statant sable.
The arms are a visual representation of the river Perf, which flows through the municipality, and whose name means as much as "bear water".
Partnerships
- Italy Lüsen, South Tyrol, Italy
- Hungary Környe, Hungary
References
References
- (5 September 2022). "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden". [[Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt]].
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