Biedenkopf
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Location of Biedenkopf within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
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| Coordinates: 50°54′46″N 08°31′56″E / 50.91278°N 8.53222°ECoordinates: 50°54′46″N 08°31′56″E / 50.91278°N 8.53222°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Gießen | |
| District | Marburg-Biedenkopf | |
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| • Mayor | Joachim Thiemig (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 90.33 km2 (34.88 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 261-674 m (−1,950 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 13,685 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 35216 | |
| Dialling codes | 06461 | |
| Vehicle registration | MR, BID | |
| Website | www.biedenkopf.de | |
Biedenkopf is a spa town in western Hessen, Germany with a population of 13,271.
The town of Biedenkopf lies in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Ringed by mountains reaching up to 674 m above sea level – the Sackpfeife in the Rothaargebirge reaches this height – the town lies on the upper reaches of the river Lahn. Together with 18 other municipalities, it belongs to the Lahn-Dill-Bergland region
Clockwise from the north, the following towns and communities border on Biedenkopf: the towns of Hatzfeld and Battenberg in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, in Marburg-Biedenkopf district the towns of Münchhausen am Christenberg and Wetter and the communities of Dautphetal and Breidenbach as well as the towns of Bad Laasphe and Bad Berleburg in Siegen-Wittgenstein district.
Biedenkopf's town council consists of 37 seats. At the last election in 2011, the seats were apportioned thus:
The CDU and SPD form a grand coalition.
The Kartoffelbraten – or popularly the Brott – is a typical Biedenkopf culinary custom which has grown out of the autumn potato harvest. In many places in the forest, traditionally in early autumn, the tasty tuber is cooked in the glow of a heap of charcoal made from freshly felled beechwood. The unpeeled potato tastes best with butter, salt, liverwurst and salad. For the Biedenkopfer Kartoffelbraten, only three kinds of salad are traditionally served: radish salad, onion salad and herring salad.
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