Ebsdorfergrund
Ebsdorfergrund | |
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Location of Ebsdorfergrund within Marburg-Biedenkopf district | |
Gießen | |
District | Marburg-Biedenkopf |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–28) | Hanno Kern[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 72.89 km2 (28.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,033 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 35085 |
Dialling codes | 06424 |
Vehicle registration | MR |
Website | www.ebsdorfergrund.de |
Ebsdorfergrund is a municipality consisting of eleven villages in the southeast of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.
The community's municipal area extends over the Ebsdorfer Grund in the valley of the
Through the municipal area runs a highway from Fronhausen (Autobahn interchange in Gießen by Bundesstraße B 3) to Kirchhain. Another one joins Marburg with Grünberg.
The old ring railway, the Marburger Kreisbahn, which opened in 1905 and ran through the municipal area to Dreihausen, was shut down in 1972.
Neighbouring communities
In the northwest, Ebsdorfergrund borders on the town of
Centres
The community consists of the following centres (Ortsteile):
- Beltershausen
- Dreihausen (Basalt quarry)
- Ebsdorf
- Hachborn
- Heskem-Mölln
- Ilschhausen
- Leidenhofen
- Rauischholzhausen (Schloss Rauischholzhausen stately home with Schlosspark owned by University of Giessen)
- Roßberg
- Wermertshausen
- Wittelsberg
Politics
Municipal council
This section needs to be updated.(July 2021) |
As of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006, seats on the municipal council are apportioned thus:[citation needed]
SPD | 9 seats | CDU |
17 seats |
Free Voters (citizens' coalition) | 4 seats | ||
Greens |
1 seat |
Coat of arms
The community's municipal coat of arms might be described as: Or, on a three-knolled hill vert a crenellated tower gules, therein the Hessian shield.
The coat of arms recalls the Wittelsberg Schanze, who served the Hessian Landgraves by watching over traffic on the road running through the Ebsdorfer Grund between areas belonging to the Ecclesiastical Principality of Mainz.
Partnerships
The community of Ebsdorfergrund maintains partnerships with the following municipalities:
- Bidford-on-Avon, United Kingdom since 1980
- Liniewo, Poland since 1998
Important personalities
- Dr. Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande(bestowed 2 December 2005)
References
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. Archived from the original(XLS) on 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
External links
- Community's official website
- Ebsdorf website
- Ebsdorfergrund at Curlie– Further links