Steffenberg

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Coordinates: 50°51′N, 8°28′E

Steffenberg
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Gießen
District	Marburg-Biedenkopf
Population	4,400 (31/12/2004)
Area	24.32 km²
Population density	181 /km²
Elevation	330 – 550 m
Coordinates	50°51′ N 8°28′ E
Postal code	35239
Area code	06464
Licence plate code	MR
Mayor	Peter Pfingst (independent)
Website	Gemeinde Steffenberg

Steffenberg is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Neighbouring communities 1.3 Divisions 2 History 3 Politics 3.1 Gemeinderat 3.2 Coat of arms 3.3 Partnerships 4 Reference

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

Steffenberg lies at the southern foothills of the Rothaargebirge between the towns of Dillenburg (20 km) and Marburg (35 km).

[edit] Neighbouring communities

Steffenberg borders in the north on the community of Breidenbach, in the east on the community of Dautphetal, in the south on the communities of Bad Endbach and Angelburg (all in Marburg-Biedenkopf), and in the west on the community of Eschenburg (Lahn-Dill-Kreis).

[edit] Divisions

The community consists of the following six centres:

• Niedereisenhausen
• Oberhörlen
• Quotshausen
• Steinperf
• Obereisenhausen
• Niederhörlen

[edit] History

Am 1 April 1972, the formerly independent communities of Niedereisenhausen, Obereisenhausen, Niederhörlen and Oberhörlen joined together of their own free will into the community of Steffenberg. On 1 July 1974, the communities of Steinperf and Quotshausen were amalgamated by state law with Steffenberg to form the current greater community.

[edit] Politics

[edit] Gemeinderat

These are the results of the municipal election held on 26 March 2006:

Parties and voter coalitions		Share in %	Seats
CDU	Christian Democratic Union	22.2	5
SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	38.9	9
BLS	Bürgerliste Steffenberg (citizens' coalition)	38.9	9
total		100	23

[edit] 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 community, and whose name means as much as "bear water".

[edit] Partnerships

• Lüsen, South Tyrol, Italy
• Környe, Hungary

[edit] Reference

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.