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Stadtallendorf
Coat of arms of Stadtallendorf
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Gießen
District Marburg-Biedenkopf
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
 • Total 21,552
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
35260
Dialling codes 06428 and 06429 (Schweinsberg only)
Vehicle registration MR
Website www.stadtallendorf.de

Stadtallendorf is a town in the county of Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, Germany. It lies about 18 km (11 miles) east of Marburg. In 2010, the town hosted the 50th Hessentag state festival.

Geography

Location

Under the German system of Naturräume, Stadtallendorf lies in the West Hesse Depression zone (westhessische Senkenzone) which is divided into basins and ridges. With respect to these, the town lies on the Upper Hesse Ridge which separates the Amöneburg Basin in the west from the Schwalmbecken (another basin) in the east. On this ridge may also be found the Neustadt Saddle, abutted by the town's northeast edge. This upland is part of the divide between the Rhine and Weser watersheds.

Neighbouring communities

Stadtallendorf borders in the north on the town of Rauschenberg (Marburg-Biedenkopf) and the community of Gilserberg (Schwalm-Eder-Kreis), in the east on the town of Neustadt, in the southeast on the town of Kirtorf, in the south on the town of Homberg (Ohm) (both in the Vogelsbergkreis), and in the west on the towns of Amöneburg and Kirchhain (both in Marburg-Biedenkopf).

Population

(in each case as of 31 December)

  • 1998 – 21,587
  • 1999 – 21,643
  • 2000 – 21,656
  • 2001 – 21,671
  • 2002 – 21,704
  • 2003 – 21,708
  • 2004 – 21,528
  • 2006 – 21,540
  • 2009 – 21,146

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