Marburg-Biedenkopf

Marburg-Biedenkopf is a "Landkreis" (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany.
History.
The district was created in 1974 when the districts Marburg, Biedenkopf and the former urban district of Marburg were merged. The urban district is now a "town with special status" inside the district.
The district has partnerships with Huntingdonshire in the United Kingdom, the borough of Charlottenburg in Berlin, and the district of Kościerzyna in Poland.
Geography.
The main river in the district is the Lahn.