Allendorf (Eder)

Allendorf
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Allendorf within Waldeck-Frankenberg district
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Coordinates: 51°02′N 08°41′E / 51.033°N 8.683°E / 51.033; 8.683
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Waldeck-Frankenberg
Subdivisions	8 Ortsbezirke
Government
• Mayor (2017–23)	Claus Junghenn[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	77.01 km2 (29.73 sq mi)
Elevation	306 m (1,004 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,739
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	35108
Dialling codes	06452/06451
Vehicle registration	KB
Website	www.allendorf-eder.de

Allendorf (Eder) (German: [ˈaləndɔʁf] ^ⓘ) is a municipality which situated in the north west of Hesse, Germany. The municipality is within the Waldeck-Frankenberg district in a rural region called the upper Eder Valley. The Burgwald range is located west of Allendorf while the Breite Struth hills are in Allendorf's east.

With regard to towns, Allendorf lies to the east of Frankenberg/Eder (12 km) and to the west of Battenberg (2.6 km) and Biedenkopf (21 km). In the north of Allendorf are Hallenberg (12 km), Winterberg (26 km), and Korbach (39 km). In its south is the university city Marburg (32 km).

Allendorf is internationally known because of the heating company Viessmann, which has its headquarters in Allendorf/Eder. Moreover, the FC Ederbergland – an amalgamation of the football divisions of the SV Allendorf and the TSV Battenberg – successfully plays in the Hessian regional league. Allendorf is also attractive to tourists because of its half-timbered houses and the surrounding idyllic landscape.