Welcome to the City of Marburg
Welcome to the English language website of the City of Marburg!
Here you will find a good deal of information in English about a wide variety of topics concerning our city. This list is not absolutely complete at this time.
But we are making efforts to bring it all „up to speed“.
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University and Local Economics
“Other cities have a university, Marburg is a university,” as a saying goes. With about 20.000 students and 7.000 employees, the Philipps-University, founded in 1529, today is the largest employer and the major economic factor in this city of almost 80.000 citizens and in the entire region.
The vast majority of students in Marburg come from all parts of Germany.
Over 30 international partnerships and exchange programmes tie the Philipps-University to colleges worldwide. 2.000 scientists and scholars teach and research at the university in Marburg; within this number are over 400 professors and university lecturers.
Five Leibniz Prize recipients, a new clinic, as well as many notable research projects and prominent institutes and facilities across all disciplines vouch for an excellent scientific reputation.
With its teaching and research, the university gives an important impetus to non-university enterprises, such as the successor companies of the Behring Works.
Emil von Behring, who founded the Behring Works in 1904, was not only the first Nobel Laureate for Medicine (1901) but also a professor of Medicine at the Philipps-University.
Science, education and research also deliver the “human capital” needed to secure a stable and lasting economic future for the area. For the past few years the university city of Marburg has therefore been utilizing this potential of knowledge as a resource for creative inventions and innovations in order to expand its groundwork for independent and enduring economic development and become the driving force behind the entire region.
Tourism and Culture
The University City of Marburg, with its history, the Old City nestled between the Lahn River and the castle, the college flair and the scenic countryside surrounding, is an attraction for visitors from near and far.
That is seen to among other things by a well-functioning touristic infrastructure and a diverse selection of cultural events in all categories.
On our Internet pages we will also introduce Marburg’s extensive touristic and cultural programmes – from the points of interest across conventions and meeting sites, activities provided by the Office of Culture, cinema, fine arts and museums as well as theatre and music and on to socio-cultural centres. Enjoy yourself!
