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43-616: Izotsha is essentially a small settlement that mainly involves a group of commercial and residential farms as well as light industrial property that have been built around the P55 and P200 roads. It also forms part of the Izotsha Industrial Development Corridor which is a series of small industrial activity stretching along the section of the P200 Izotsha Road from Izotsha to Marburg . Located in

86-599: A circle of friends that was of great importance, especially in literature , philology , folklore , and law . The group included Friedrich Carl von Savigny , the most important jurist of his day and father of the Roman Law adaptation in Germany, as well as the poets, writers, and social activists Achim von Arnim , Clemens Brentano , and especially Bettina von Arnim , Clemens Brentano's sister, who became Achim von Arnim's wife. Most famous internationally, however, were

129-612: A hilly area approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of the Port Shepstone CBD and is bounded by the N2 freeway to the east. Marburg is situated among the suburbs of Merlewood, Grosvenor, Umbango, Protea Park and Albersville. Marburg is the only major industrial node on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal , home to a number of service-sector businesses particularly in the automotive and hardware retail sector. Marburg lies at

172-642: A hospital city, and because of a lack of important industrial sites, there was not much damage from bombings except along the railroad tracks. In May 1945, the Monuments men officer Walker Hancock set up the first so-called Central Collecting Point in the Marburg State Archives. But since the capacity of the archive building was not sufficient to store the many objects and since other collecting points, for example in Munich , had been set up in

215-426: Is twinned with: Marburg's coat of arms shows a Hessian landgrave riding a white horse with a flag and a shield on a red background. The shield shows the red-and-white-striped Hessian lion, also to be seen on Hessen's state arms, and the flag shows a stylized M, blue on gold (or yellow). The arms are also the source of the city flag's colors. The flag has three horizontal stripes colored, from top to bottom, red (from

258-454: Is divided into the following 25 boroughs ( Ortsbezirke ): As a larger mid-sized city, Marburg, like six other such cities in Hessen, has a special status as compared to the other municipalities in the district. This means that the city takes on tasks more usually performed by the district so that in many ways it is comparable to an urban district ( kreisfreie Stadt ). Before 1974, the city

301-734: The American occupation zone in the meantime, the Marburg facility was closed after more than a year in favor of the Wiesbaden Collecting Point. With the relocation of the sarcophagus of Field Marshal and President Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934) to the Elisabethkirche in August 1946 the project ended. Post-war developments included a population growth first due to war refugees, then to increasing significance of

344-723: The Austro-Prussian War of 1866, the Prince-elector of Hessen had backed Austria . Prussia won and took the opportunity to invade and annex the Electorate of Hessen (as well as Hanover , the city of Frankfurt , and other territories) north of the Main River. However, the pro-Austrian Hesse-Darmstadt remained independent. For Marburg, this turn of events was very positive, because Prussia decided to make Marburg its main administrative centre in this part of

387-568: The Brothers Grimm , who collected many of their fairy tales here. The best-known illustrations for the fairy tale editions are by the painter Otto Ubbelohde , who also lived in and near Marburg. The original building inspiring his drawing Rapunzel 's Tower stands in Amönau near Marburg. Across the Lahn hills, in the area called Schwalm, the costumes of little girls included a red hood. In

430-594: The Group Areas Act . racially divided Port Shepstone similar to many other towns and cities in South Africa in which Marburg was classified as the " Indian area" of Port Shepstone. Marburg was one of the four Indian proclaimed townships in the KwaZulu-Natal province and its neighbouring suburb of Merlewood to the west was classified as the " Coloured area" of Port Shepstone. Marburg is situated in

473-620: The Marburg virus , because this disease , a viral hemorrhagic fever resembling ebola , was first recognized and described during an outbreak in the city. In 1967, workers were accidentally exposed to infected green monkey tissue at the city's former industrial plant, the Behring-Werke, then part of Hoechst and today of CSL Behring , founded by Marburg citizen and first Nobel Prize in Medicine winner, Emil Adolf von Behring . During

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516-576: The Pirate Party (1 seat). [1] Among the left wing groups are ATTAC , the Worldshop movement, an autonomist - anarchist scene, and a few groups engaged in ecological or human-rights concerns. The city of Marburg, similar to the cities of Heidelberg , Tübingen and Göttingen , has a rich history of student fraternities or Verbindungen of various sorts, including Corps, Landsmannschaften, Burschenschaften, Turnierschaften, etc. Marburg

559-558: The University of Marburg . It became a virtual backwater for two centuries after the Thirty Years' War (1618–48), when it was fought over by Hessen-Darmstadt and Hesse-Kassel . The Hessian territory around Marburg lost more than two-thirds of its population, which was more than in any later wars (including World War I and World War II ) combined. Marburg is the seat of the oldest existing Protestant -founded university in

602-399: The landgraviate of Hessen-Marburg during periods of the 15th to 17th centuries. The University of Marburg was founded in 1527 and dominates the public life in the town to this day. Marburg is a historic centre of the pharmaceutical industry in Germany, and there is a plant in the town (by BioNTech ) to produce vaccines to tackle Covid-19 . Like many settlements, Marburg developed at

645-617: The 59-seat city parliament is held by a coalition of Green party (15 seats), SPD (14 seats) and Klimaliste (4 seats) members. Also represented are the factions of the Christian Democratic Union (13 seats), The Left (7 seats), the Free Democratic Party (2 seats), a CDU splinter group MBL ( Marburger Bürgerliste – 2 seats), the BfM ( Bürger für Marburg – 2 seats), Alternative für Deutschland (1 seat), and

688-502: The ACR continued operations until 2005, when the famous Banana Express ceased operation. Izotsha lies at the intersection of the P55 and P200. The P55 (Izotsha Road) connects Izotsha with Shelly Beach to the south-east and with Paddock to the north-west and provides access to the R61 highway (to Port Shepstone and Port Edward ). The P200 (Izotsha Road) connects Izotsha with Marburg to

731-529: The Alps outside France, is an archetype of Gothic architecture in Germany. Much of the physical attractiveness of Marburg is due to Hanno Drechsler who was Lord Mayor between 1970 and 1992. He promoted urban renewal, the restoration of the Oberstadt (uptown), and he established one of the first pedestrian zones in Germany. Marburg's Altstadtsanierung (since 1972) has received many awards and prizes. Parks in

774-629: The Giso. Marburg has been a town since 1140, as proven by coins. From the Gisos, it fell around that time to the Landgraves of Thuringia , residing on the Wartburg above Eisenach . In 1228, the widowed princess-landgravine of Thuringia, Elizabeth of Hungary , chose Marburg as her dowager seat, as she did not get along well with her brother-in-law, the new landgrave. The countess dedicated her life to

817-608: The Lutheran church stands as testament to the strong German heritage that still remains on the Lower South Coast. Izotsha once formed part of the Alfred County Railway which was an 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway which ran from Port Shepstone in the north-east, through Izotsha, to Paddock and Harding in the north-west. After the standard gauge Transnet passenger services shut down in 1986,

860-593: The Marburg area in 1881, but met opposition from the German government. Consequentially, immigration agent Walter Peace suggested promoting settlement in Marburg by Norwegians . On July 20, 1882, the first Norwegians ventured aboard the steamship Lapland for their 39-day voyage from Hull, England to Mzimkulu near Port Shepstone , South Africa . Arriving in Africa on August 28, 1882, the Norwegians were brought ashore

903-607: The P200 Izotsha Road and includes guided tours and daily demonstrations of the variety of snakes, iguanas and crocodiles on the farm. The Bethany Lutheran Church situated on the P55 Izotsha Road was established in 1903 by German missionary, Reverend Peter Stoppel arrived on the South Coast to do missionary work after being sent by the Hermannsburg Mission to start a mission station in the area. Today,

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946-678: The Umzimkhulu Sugar Mill. Marburg Marburg ( German pronunciation: [ˈmaːɐ̯bʊʁk] or [ˈmaʁbʊʁk] ) is a university town in the German federal state ( Bundesland ) of Hesse , capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district ( Landkreis ). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approximately 76,000. Having been awarded town privileges in 1222, Marburg served as capital of

989-403: The background), white (from the horse) and blue (from the shield). The coat of arms, which was designed in the late nineteenth century, is based on a landgrave seal on a municipal document. It is an example of a very prevalent practice of replacing forgotten coats of arms, or ones deemed not to be representative enough, with motifs taken from seals. The city's name is connected to a filovirus ,

1032-601: The crossroads of two important early medieval highways: the trade route linking Cologne and Prague and the trade route from the North Sea to the Alps and on to Italy , the former crossing the river Lahn here. A first mention of the settlement dates from 822 in the Reinhardsbrunner Chronik . The settlement was protected and customs were raised by a small castle built during the ninth or tenth century by

1075-495: The development of Marburg and Port Shepstone , which it forms part of today. The British colonial government gave the settlers a free voyage to South Africa and also houses and 100 acres of land. Marburg was the only successful Scandinavian settlement in South Africa. Marburg was established in 1882 by Norwegian immigrants and was likely named after Marburg , a city 74 km north of Frankfurt in Germany. The Land and Immigration Board contemplated bringing German settlers to

1118-410: The entire 18th century, Marburg – like Rye or Chartres – survived as a relatively intact Gothic town, simply because there was no money spent on any new architecture or expansion. When Romanticism became the dominant cultural and artistic paradigm in Germany, Marburg became a centre of activities once again, and many of the leaders of the movement lived, taught, or studied in Marburg. They formed

1161-545: The first division of the landgraviate, it was the capital of Hessen-Marburg from 1485 to 1500 and again between 1567 and 1605. Hessen was one of the more powerful second-tier principalities in Germany. Its "old enemy" was the Archbishopric of Mainz , the seat of one of the prince-electors , who competed with Hessen in many wars and conflicts for coveted territory, stretching over several centuries. After 1605, Marburg became just another provincial town, known mostly for

1204-665: The following day. The 246 Norwegians onboard Lapland were first and foremost fishermen, but slowly adjusted to the agrarian lifestyle at their 100-acre agricultural Marburg community. Many of the original 1882 founders later left Marburg, including ten families which left for Australia . However, a number remained in South Africa though not all remained in Marburg. A number joined the Norwegian community in Durban , while others went to Johannesburg and other parts near Alfred County . Emigration to South Africa from Norway in 1876-85

1247-469: The hilly countryside of the Lower South Coast, Izotsha lies just south of the Zotsha River after which it is named after. The village is positioned approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-west of Shelly Beach and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-west of Marburg . Izotsha Primary School, situated in the centre of the settlement, is one of the oldest schools on the South Coast, established in 1883 around

1290-745: The meeting point of three major routes (N2, R61 and R102) known as the Marburg Interchange, which includes the Oribi Toll Plaza (charging motorists on the N2 and R61 while the R102 is designated as an untolled alternative route). Marburg is also accessed via the Main Harding Road heading east to the Port Shepstone CBD, Izotsha Road heading south to Izotsha and Gamalakhe and Oscar Borcherds Road heading north to Protea Park and

1333-539: The new province Hessen-Nassau and to turn the University of Marburg into the regional academic centre. Thus, Marburg's rise as an administrative and university city began. As the Prussian university system was one of the best in the world at the time, Marburg attracted many respected scholars. However, there was hardly any industry to speak of, so students, professors, and civil servants – who generally had enough but not much money and paid very little in taxes – dominated

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1376-759: The north and with Gamalakhe and Ramsgate to the south. The R61 , forming part of the South Coast Toll Route, involves the payment of toll at the toll booths of the Izotsha Ramp Toll Plaza, situated on the off and on-ramps of the Izotsha Road interchange (Exit 39). Traffic arriving from the south to turn off at exit 39 and traffic joining the R61 S from Izotsha Road must pass through the respective ramp plazas. The R620 from Shelly Beach to Margate and Port Shepstone serves as

1419-682: The outbreak, 31 people became infected and seven of them died. The virus is named after the city following the custom of naming viruses after the location of their first recorded outbreak. Many homes have solar panels and in 2008 a law was passed to make the installation of solar systems on new buildings or as part of renovation projects mandatory. 20 percent of heating system requirements ought to have been covered by solar energy in new buildings. Anyone who fails to install solar panels would have been fined €1,000. The new law, approved on 20 June 2008, should have taken effect in October 2008, however, this law

1462-502: The pharmaceutical industry based in Marburg, and an increase in staff and students for the university. The historic town was in danger of thorough decay, but was renovated from 1972. The university now has about 21 000 students (2023). Marburg lies on the river Lahn , 25 km north of Gießen . The federal road Bundesstraße 3 connects it with Gießen and Kassel . It is served by Marburg (Lahn) station (long-distance and local trains) and Marburg Süd station (local trains). The city

1505-481: The same time the Port Shepstone School (present-day Port Shepstone Primary School and Port Shepstone High School ) was also established. In 1991, the primary school made history by becoming the first “only-whites” school on the Lower South Coast to open its doors to children of other race groups. Touted as the largest reptile farm in Africa, Pure Venom Reptile Park is situated just south of Izotsha on

1548-474: The sick and would become after her early death in 1231, aged 24, one of the most prominent female saints of the era. She was canonized in 1235. In 1264, St Elizabeth's daughter Sophie of Brabant , succeeded in winning the Landgraviate of Hessen , hitherto connected to Thuringia , for her son Henry . Marburg (alongside Kassel ) was one of the capitals of Hessen from that time until about 1540. Following

1591-473: The town include the Old Botanical Garden , as well as the new Botanical Garden outside the town proper. The Marktplatz is the heart of Marburg's old town. In the center is a fountain dedicated to St Georg, a popular meeting place for the youths. To the south is the old town hall and the path running north leads to the palace overlooking the town. The University of Marburg , founded in 1527,

1634-488: The town. Franz von Papen , vice-chancellor of Germany in 1934, delivered an anti-Nazi speech at the University of Marburg on 17 June. From 1942 to 1945, the whole city of Marburg was turned into a hospital, with schools and government buildings turned into wards to augment the existing hospitals. By the spring of 1945, there were over 20,000 patients – mostly wounded German soldiers. As a result of its designation as

1677-548: The untolled alternative route to the R61. Marburg, South Africa Marburg is a settlement in the Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa , situated approximately 112 kilometres south-west of the city of Durban . Marburg was a Norwegian settlement given the name Marburg for a nearby German mission. The Norwegian founders played a significant role in

1720-554: The world, the University of Marburg (Philipps-Universität-Marburg), founded in 1527. It is one of the smaller "university towns" in Germany. These include Greifswald , Erlangen , Jena , and Tübingen , as well as the city of Gießen , which is located 30 km south of Marburg. In 1529, Philipp I of Hesse arranged the Marburg Colloquy , to propitiate Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli . Owing to its neglect during

1763-539: Was a district-free city. The mayor of Marburg , Thomas Spies, in office since December 2015, and his predecessor Egon Vaupel (directly elected in January 2005), are members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany . His deputy, the head of the building and youth departments, Nadine Bernshausen, is from Alliance '90/The Greens . Following the city parliament elections of March 2021, the majority in

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1806-483: Was dominated by emigrants from Romsdal , and more specifically, from Sunnmøre . Marburg's founders were first and foremost from Ålesund in Sunnmøre. When Marburg settlers celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1932, there were twenty Norwegian families left in town. 84 original settlers were still alive, and the Norwegian community had produced 208 children, 425 grandchildren, and 130 great-grandchildren. In 1950,

1849-553: Was stopped by the Regierungspräsidium Giessen in September 2008. Marburg remains a relatively unspoilt, spire-dominated, castle-crowned Gothic or Renaissance city on a hill partly because it was isolated between 1600 and 1850. Architecturally, it is famous both for its castle Marburger Schloss and its medieval churches. The Elisabethkirche , as one of the two or three first purely Gothic churches north of

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