Allendorf (Eder)
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Location of Allendorf within Waldeck-Frankenberg district
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| Coordinates: 51°02′N 08°41′E / 51.033°N 8.683°ECoordinates: 51°02′N 08°41′E / 51.033°N 8.683°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Kassel | |
| District | Waldeck-Frankenberg | |
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| • Mayor | Claus Junghenn (Ind.) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 41.79 km2 (16.14 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 5,665 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 35108 | |
| Dialling codes | 06452/06451 | |
| Vehicle registration | KB | |
| Website | www.allendorf-eder.de | |
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Allendorf (Eder) (
)is a municipality which situated in the north west of Hesse, Germany. The municipality is within the Waldeck-Frankenberg district in a rural region called the upper Eder Valley. The Burgwald range is located west of Allendorf while the Breite Struth hills are in Allendorf’s east.
With regard to towns, Allendorf lies to the east of Frankeberg/Eder (12,2 km) and to the west of Battenberg (2,6 km) and Biedenkopf (21 km). In the north of Allendorf are Hallenberg (11.9 km), Winterberg (26,4 km), and Korbach (38,8 km). In its south is the university city Marburg (31,8 km).
Allendorf is internationally known because of the heating company Viessmann, which has its headquarters in Allendorf/Eder. Moreover, the FC Ederbergland - an amalgamation of the football divisions of the SV Allendorf and the TSV Battenberg - successfully plays in the Hessian regional league. Allendorf is also attractive to tourists because of its half-timbered houses and the surrounding idyllic landscape.
Allendorf borders in the north on the community of Bromskirchen, in the east on the town of Frankenberg, in the southeast on the community of Burgwald, and in the south and west on the town of Battenberg (all in Waldeck-Frankenberg).
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