Steffenberg Explained

Image Coa:Wappen_Steffenberg.svg
Coordinates:50.85°N 36°W
Image Plan:Marburg-Biedenkopf_Steffenberg.png
State:Hessen
Region:Gießen
District:Marburg-Biedenkopf
Elevation:330-550
Area:24.32
Postal Code:35239
Area Code:06464
Licence:MR
Gemeindeschlüssel:06 5 34 019
Website:www.steffenberg.de
Mayor:Gernot Wege[1]
Leader Term:2022 - 28
Party:parteilos

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

Geography

Location

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

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).

Divisions

The community consists of the following six centres:

History

On 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.

Politics

Gemeinderat

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

Parties and voter coalitionsShare in %Seats
CDUChristian Democratic Union22.25
SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany38.99
BLSBürgerliste Steffenberg (citizens' coalition)38.99
total10023

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".

Partnerships

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden. de. 5 September 2022. Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. XLS.