Steffenberg

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen_Steffenberg.svg
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 51
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 28
Lageplan = Marburg Biedenkopf Steffenb.pngBundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Gießen
Landkreis = Marburg-Biedenkopf
Höhe = 330-550
Fläche = 24.32
Einwohner = 4333
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 35239
Vorwahl = 06464
Kfz = MR
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 5 34 019
Straße = Bauhofstraße 1
Website = [http://www.steffenberg.de/ www.steffenberg.de]
Bürgermeister = Peter Pfingst
Partei = parteilos

Steffenberg is a community 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:
*Niedereisenhausen
*Oberhörlen
*Quotshausen
*Steinperf
*Obereisenhausen
*Niederhörlen

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.

Politics

Gemeinderat

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

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

* Lüsen (Luson), Bolzano-Bozen, Italy
* Környe, Hungary

References