Breidenbach

Template:Template otherTemplate:Ns0Template:Ns0 Breidenbach is a municipality in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Neighbouring communities

• Bad Laasphe
• Biedenkopf
• Dautphetal
• Eschenburg
• Steffenberg

Community divisions

The community is divided into the Ortsteile (constituent communities) of Achenbach, Breidenbach, Kleingladenbach, Niederdieten, Oberdieten, Wiesenbach and Wolzhausen.

Politics

Municipal council

As of municipal elections on March 6, 2016 and formerly on March 27, 2011, respective on March 26, 2006, municipal council seats are apportioned thus:

Parties and voting blocks		% 2016	Seats 2016	% 2011	Seats 2011	% 2006	Seats 2006
SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	35.8	10	43.5	12	41.0	11
CDU	Christian Democratic Union	33.2	9	35.2	9	40.1	11
BL	Bürgerliste (citizens' coalition)	31.0	8	21.4	6	18.9	5
Total		100	27	100	27	100	31
Turnout in %		42.6		46.3		43.3

Mayor

Christoph Felkl (SPD) was elected mayor on October 28, 2012 for a 6-year term beginning April 01, 2013. He was re-elected in 2018.

Werner Reitz (SPD) was formerly elected as mayor on October 22, 2000 with 59.7% of the votes.

Constituent communities' coats of arms

Coat of arms	Community's name
File:DEU Achenbach (Breidenbach) COA.svg	Achenbach
File:DEU Breidenbach COA.svg	Breidenbach
File:Wappen Kleingladenbach (Breidenbach).png	Kleingladenbach
File:Wappen Niederdieten.svg	Niederdieten
File:Wappen Oberdieten (Breidenbach).png	Oberdieten
File:Wappen Wiesenbach (Breidenbach).svg	Wiesenbach
File:Wappen Wolzhausen (Breidenbach).svg	Wolzhausen

Sport

Sports facilities

Breidenbach has many sports facilities, including two playing fields in the main community. These are open free to the public. In Kleingladenbach there is also a skiing hill with a ski lift, for which the community is becoming attractive to tourists. The main community also offers two gymnasia, a small sports hall and the Perftalhalle.

Economy and infrastructure

Shopping

The main community of Breidenbach is a well-developed, industry-rich place. A great number of shopping and leisure opportunities make Breidenbach the municipality's, and the surrounding area's, centre.

Industry

Furthermore, Breidenbach has at its disposal a large industrial area (Industriegebiet West) harbouring successful businesses such as Weber Maschinenbau and a Buderus disk brake manufacturing plant. The main community of Breidenbach thereby employs more than 2,500 workers.

Transport

Public transportation

Breidenbach is well connected to the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund public transport system. The following services come to the community:

• 491: Dillenburg - Niedereisenhausen - Biedenkopf (and back)
• MR-52: Biedenkopf - Friedensdorf - Niedereisenhausen - Biedenkopf (and the other way round)
• MR-55: Niedereisenhausen - Breidenbach-Wolzhausen - Friedensdorf

Education

Schools

Breidenbach has the following schools:

Breidenbach:	Grundschule Orientation year ("Förderstufe") Hauptschule
Oberdieten:	Grundschule
Wolzhausen:	Grundschule

Kindergarten

The community Breidenbach has the following Kindergarten:

• Breidenbach (2)
• Oberdieten

Breidenbach clubs and associations

• Frauenchor 1975 Breidenbach (women's choir)
• TV 09 Breidenbach
• Trachtentanzgruppe Breidenbach (costume dance group)
• Burschenschaft Breidenbach (fraternity)
• Mädchenschaft Breidenbach (sorority)

External links

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• Breidenbach history