{{Infobox German location |image_coa = DEU Steffenberg COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|50|51|N|08|28|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan =Marburg-Biedenkopf_Steffenberg.png |state = Hessen |region = Gießen |district = Marburg-Biedenkopf |elevation = 330-550 |area = 24.3 |postal_code = 35239 |area_code = 06464 |licence = MR |Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 5 34 019 |website = [http://www.steffenberg.de/ www.steffenberg.de] |mayor = Gernot Wege<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statistik.hessen.de/sites/statistik.hessen.de/files/2022-10/direktwahlen_09_2022_10102022.xlsx|title=Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden|language=de|date=5 September 2022|publisher=Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt|format=XLS}}</ref> |leader_term = 2022&ndash;28 |party = parteilos }} '''Steffenberg''' ({{IPA|de|ˈʃtɛfn̩bɛʁk}}) is a municipality in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

==Geography==

===Location=== Steffenberg lies at the southern foothills of the Rothaargebirge between the towns of Dillenburg (20&nbsp;km) and Marburg (35&nbsp;km).

===Neighbouring municipalities=== Steffenberg borders in the north on the municipality of Breidenbach, in the east on the municipality of Dautphetal, in the south on the municipalities of Bad Endbach and Angelburg (all in Marburg-Biedenkopf), and in the west on the municipality of Eschenburg (Lahn-Dill-Kreis).

===Divisions=== The municipality consists of the following six centres: *Niedereisenhausen *Oberhörlen *Quotshausen *Steinperf *Obereisenhausen *Niederhörlen

==History== On 1 April 1972, the formerly independent municipalities of Niedereisenhausen, Obereisenhausen, Niederhörlen and Oberhörlen joined together of their own free will into the municipality of Steffenberg. On 1 July 1974, the municipalities of Steinperf and Quotshausen were amalgamated by state law with Steffenberg to form the current greater municipality.

==Politics==

===Gemeinderat=== {{update section|date=July 2021}} These are the results of the municipal election held on 26 March 2006: {| class="wikitable" |colspan="2" bgcolor="#EECFA1" | '''Parties and voter coalitions''' |align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1" | '''Share in %''' |align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1" | '''Seats''' |---- |CDU |Christian Democratic Union |align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1" |22.2 |align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1" |5 |---- |SPD |Social Democratic Party of Germany |align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1" |38.9 |align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1" |9 |---- |bgcolor="#CDCDC1" | BLS |bgcolor="#CDCDC1" | Bürgerliste Steffenberg (citizens' coalition) |align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1" |38.9 |align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1" |9 |---- |colspan="2" bgcolor="#EECFA1" |'''total''' |align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1" |'''100''' |align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1" |'''23''' |---- |}

===Coat of arms=== The civic coat of arms might be described thus: In Or a low fess wavy azure; above, a bear statant sable.

The arms are a visual representation of the river Perf, which flows through the municipality, and whose name means as much as "bear water".

===Partnerships=== * {{Flagicon|Italy}} Lüsen, South Tyrol, Italy * {{Flagicon|Hungary}} Környe, Hungary

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Towns and municipalities_in_the_district_of_Marburg-Biedenkopf}}

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