A University town situated in the Hessen State, Germany, and is located on the shores of River Lahn. The Philip University of Marburg, is among the oldest universities and home to the over 20,000 students, with total of around 86,000 inhabitants, making Marburg the University City. The university built in 1527, and is the main University of the Hessian State. The city is the commercial hub of the state because of its booming chemical, automobile, and electronic industries.

One of the landmarks of the city is the old French Gothic church ‘Elisabethkirche’, an architectural masterpiece in Germany; it has the two towers with the height of 80 m, constructed in around 1235 to 1283. The church is the second of its kind built completely in Gothic style in Germany.

Another symbolic structure erected in the Marburg is the Wonderful building of the ‘Landgrafenschloss’, built in between 10th and 16th century in successions, built by the ‘Landgraviate of the Hesse’. The portion of the castle transformed to a museum, and the best place for the religious art in the Marburg.

The ‘Market Square’ is the fantastic place to stroll around the town, this is fascinated with number of old buildings and half timbered houses, well preserved in their original art of décor and remained unharmed by the war. The well famed cafes and shops around the square make it the best meeting and relaxation place for locals and visitors.

The huge collections of paintings nearly 1500, mostly from German artists from 19th and 20th centuries are exclusively displayed in the old university building, comprising of several rooms, a remarkable art collection.

If you want to look the precious stones and huge collections of minerals in the city, you must visit the Mineralogy Museum which exhibits around 55,000 artifacts, worth to visit. This wonderful museum is organized by the University, and this is actually set in an old building formerly used as the Bakery.

The fabulous botanical garden known as ‘Alter Botanischer Garten Marburg’ established and maintained by the university. It covers the land of around 3.6 hectares. This garden moved to the new location and then it was known as the ‘Neuer Botanischer Garten Marburg’, while the old garden became a monumental park.

The city jazzed with broad range of classical music, theater and numerous open air events and enchanted cinema programs, worth to experience the lively culture of the city.