Stadtallendorf
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Location of Stadtallendorf within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
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| Coordinates: 50°50′N 09°01′E / 50.833°N 9.017°ECoordinates: 50°50′N 09°01′E / 50.833°N 9.017°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Gießen | |
| District | Marburg-Biedenkopf | |
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| • Mayor | Christian Somogyi (SPD) | |
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| • Total | 78.29 km2 (30.23 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 21,861 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 35260 | |
| Dialling codes | 06428 | |
| 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.
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.
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).
Stadtallendorf was given city rights in 1960; it had been known until then simply as Allendorf.
During World War II, Stadtallendorf was a secret munitions centre. The armament firms WASAG AG and DAG produced munitions and explosives in two separate large facilities located in the woods nearby. At the time, it was one of the largest of all munitions production centres in Europe. The Munition centre continued throughout the war without being detected by the Allies. Labor was provided by both German and foreign forced laborers, including prisoners of war and concentration camp inmates, housed in about a dozen camps in the surrounding area.
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