Steffenberg

Steffenberg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Steffenberg within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
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Coordinates: 50°51′N08°28′E / 50.850°N 8.467°E / 50.850; 8.467
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Marburg-Biedenkopf
Government
•  Mayor (2022–28)	Gernot Wege [1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	24.32 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Highest elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Lowest elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31) [2]
• Total	4,052
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	35239
Dialling codes	06464
Vehicle registration	MR
Website	www.steffenberg.de

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:

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

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 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

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, South Tyrol, Italy
• Környe, Hungary

References

1. "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
2. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.