Ebsdorfergrund

Coordinates: 50°44′N 08°52′E / 50.733°N 8.867°E / 50.733; 8.867
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Ebsdorfergrund
Direction sign regarding a hiking trail in Ebsdorfergrund, Hesse, Germany
Direction sign regarding a hiking trail in Ebsdorfergrund, Hesse, Germany
Coat of arms of Ebsdorfergrund
Location of Ebsdorfergrund within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
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Gießen
DistrictMarburg-Biedenkopf
Government
 • Mayor (2022–28) Hanno Kern[1]
Area
 • Total72.89 km2 (28.14 sq mi)
Elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,033
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35085
Dialling codes06424
Vehicle registrationMR
Websitewww.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

Gießen
.

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

Gießen district), and in the west on the communities of Fronhausen and Weimar
(both in Marburg-Biedenkopf).

Centres

The community consists of the following centres (Ortsteile):

Politics

Municipal council

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:

Important personalities

  • Dr.
    Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande
    (bestowed 2 December 2005)

References

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