Marburg

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Marburg
Town
View of Marburg, dominated by the castle and St. Elizabeth's Church
Coat of arms
Location of Marburg within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
Marburg Show map of Germany Marburg Show map of Hesse
Coordinates: 50°48′36″N 08°46′15″E / 50.81000°N 8.77083°E / 50.81000; 8.77083
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 (/ˈmɑːrbʊərk/;^[3] German: [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.^[4]

Having been awarded town privileges in 1222, Marburg served as capital of the landgraviate of Hessen-Marburg during periods of the 15th to 17th 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.^[5]