Cölbe

Geschichte

Cölbe is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.LocationCölbe's municipal area lies on the southern edge of the Burgwald, a low mountain range and part of the Hessisches Bergland, and borders directly on the university city of Marburg to the south. The namesake constituent community is found on a bow in the river Lahn where it bends from its mainly easterly flow to a mainly southerly one.Neighbouring communitiesCölbe borders in the northwest on the town of Wetter, in the northeast on the town of Rauschenberg, in the east on the town of Kirchhain, in the south on the town of Marburg, and in the west on the community of Lahntal (all in Marburg-Biedenkopf).DivisionsThe community consists of six constituent communities named Bernsdorf, Bürgeln, Cölbe, Reddehausen, Schönstadt and Schwarzenborn.Coat of armsCölbe's civic coat of arms might be described thus: Gules a bend argent surmounted by six hearts reversed gules in bend three and three. Reversed hearts are also taken in heraldry as stylized testicles.Clubs Fußballverein 1927 Cölbe Fröhlicher Kreis e.V. Cölbe Turnverein 06 Cölbe e.V. Freiwillige Feuerwehr Cölbe – Bürgeln Schützenverein 1930/63 Cölbe e.V. Männergesangsverein Cölbe 1878 e.V. Bläserchor 1901 Schönstadt e.V.