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| Marburg | ||
| federal state | Hesse | |
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| Residents | 76.851 (2019) | |
| height | 186 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 (0)6421 991 20 www.marburg-tourismus.de/ | |
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The Hessian University City Marburg is located on the Lahn. Their university (1527) is the oldest Protestant college in the world. In addition to the cozy half-timbered old town, the Landgrave Castle (13th – 15th centuries) enthroned high above the town, as well as the late medieval churches, are particularly worth seeing.
background
Marburg is located in the Lahn valley in Central Hesse. Politically, the university town belongs to the district Marburg-Biedenkopf. In Marburg, almost one in four of the approximately 74,000 inhabitants is a student, which makes for a very liberal climate and a young and lively image on the streets. There isn't too much industry; the university is the largest employer. The face of the city is mainly shaped by its cozy half-timbered old town and the castle enthroned above it, the small alleys, numerous stairs and bridges. Marburg is part of the German fairy tale route; The Brothers Grimm studied here from 1802 to 1806.
More articles to Marburg: bridges
getting there
By plane
Marburg does not have its own airport. The next major airport is in Frankfurt am Main (approx. 75 km south of Marburg).
By train
From the ICE hubs Frankfurt and kassel IC and Regional Express trains run every two hours (RE30 / KBS 620) over to water, which are almost as fast, as well as other trains such as the "Mittelhessen-Express" (Frankfurt−Treysa) and a line of the Hessische Landesbahn to Frankfurt.
In 1 Marburg (Lahn)
stop all trains. This is also where the branch lines of the Kurhessenbahn above Frankenberg (Eder) and Herzhausen to Korbach (RB42 / KBS 622) and above Biedenkopf and Bad Laasphe to Erndtebrück (RB43 / KBS 623). The station has only had elevators to the underpass since 2014. The elevator over the bridge is used to reach the eastern parts of the city, the platforms can only be reached from here via spiral stairs.
At the train stop 2 Marburg-South only hold the Mittelhessen-Express and the HLB. The platform for trains in the direction of Gießen / Frankfurt can only be reached by stairs. In the future, another stop is to be created, Marburg-Mitte, which will be the best place to get off for visitors to Marburg.
To the old town the best way to get there is by bus 3 Rudolphsplatz stop Stop at Rudolphsplatz and then take one of the two free elevators to the Upper Town. Line 10 runs every hour on the way to the Landgrafenschloss via the “market” in the upper town.
By bus
Eurolines and Deutsche Touring buses run from the bus station (near the main train station, under the city motorway) and provide connections to other European cities.
In the street
 | In Marburg were Environmental zones set up in accordance with the fine dust ordinance. Without a corresponding sticker, you risk a fine of € 80 when entering an environmental zone. This also applies to foreign road users. Entry ban for vehicles in pollutant groups 1 2 3 (Info Federal Environment Agency) |  |
Marburg is not connected to the motorway network. The federal highway 
however is out of direction to water largely four lanes and no intersections.
By bicycle
Marburg is on Lahn valley cycle path and is the destination or starting point of the Lahn-Eder cycle path, the Marburg with Frankenberg (Eder) connects.
mobility
The small town can be easily crossed on foot. There is a lot of old building fabric. The old town is completely cobblestone; narrow, steep alleys and stairs between streets that are of different heights are typical. Marburg is hilly at the foot of the castle. There are two free elevators from Rudolphsplatz and from 4 Parking garage Oberstadt to the upper town. Other modes of transport are buses and bicycles.
useful information
- Low-floor buses are used on all bus routes within Marburg.
- A maximum of two bicycles can be carried with you from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays all day. However, wheelchair users and parents with strollers always have priority. Even if you are allowed to bring bicycles around lunchtime, this is not recommended. Because of the numerous schools in the city center, the buses are often overcrowded even without bicycles.
- At lunchtime rush hour and rush hour traffic, it is difficult to get around by car in the city center. If you don't want to go to a destination in the city center, it is better to take the city motorway and not drive through the city center.
Tourist Attractions
Landgrave Castle
- 1 Landgrave Castle.
The castle towers high above the city. From the Schlossberg you have a beautiful view of the city and the Lahn valley.
- 2 Marburg Castle Garden. The facility serves as a recreational area. Over 7000 roses bloom in the park. The judges' house from 1627 is well worth seeing.
- 3 Wilhelmsbau. The Wilhelmsbau is located in the eastern part of the palace. It houses a museum with a collection on the history of Hesse.
- The Castle courtyard - is accessible free of charge
- camera obscura - can be found at the castle. The short tour is recommended if you are not familiar with such an "optical apparatus". For more see section "various".
The castle complex can be reached either on foot or by minibus, which scrambles up to the castle every hour on the way there via the market square in the upper town. From July 1, 2014, the Marburg Castle Railway another way to reach the palace complex. The castle railway with its 54 seats will serve the market, the castle and the art gallery.
Churches
- 4 Elisabeth Church. The Gothic church was built between 1235-1283. The building has a rich interior. The church was the model for the Church of Our Lady in Frankenberg (Eder).Open: Mon-Fri: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sa 10 am-5pm; Sun 11.15 a.m. - 5 p.m. the church is freely accessible. The art treasures can also be viewed. Admission art treasures: adults € 2.50, schoolchildren and students: € 1.50, there are special rates for families. Additional Information: Wikipedia article on the church.
- 5 Kilian's Chapel, Shoe market. Oldest church in the city, built around 1200 and rededicated as early as 1527.
- 6 Kugelkirche. Built in the late Gothic style in the 15th century. The actual name of this medieval sacred building is "Church of St. John the Evangelist"; however, this name is rarely used in Marburg and is not widely known.
- 7 Luth. Parish Church of St. Mary. The church on the southern slope of the Schlossberg is a Romanesque building. This was transformed into a Gothic church in the 14th century.
- 8 St. Michael's Chapel. Gothic chapel with an old cemetery and a small park. The stairway to the "Michelchen", as the Marburgers call the chapel, is located opposite the Elisabeth Church via a staircase on Elisabethstraße directly at the traffic lights. The St. Michael's Chapel can only be viewed from the outside and is not open all the time. There are pilgrims' graves around the chapel.
Buildings
In the Upper Town
- Restored old town with half-timbered houses from different centuries. The old town is located on the hillside of the Schlossberg and has numerous cozy alleys in which you can stroll in the pedestrian zone and stop off. 14 selected half-timbered houses are shown with a map in the brochure of the city of Marburg Half-timbered houses in the upper town of Marburg (PDF) presented.
- 9 Old Town Hall. on the market square, built between 1512 and 1527. The renaissance tower with the clock gable was added to the Gothic town hall in 1581 because it seemed too simple to the people of Marburg. Below the dial is the goddess of justice, Justitia, with the scales; to the left of the clock face the guard blows the trumpet and to the right death waits with the hourglass; Above the clock, the ball shows day and night. Every hour on the hour, the town hall bell crows down from a lofty height above the clock.
- Stone house Located above the market square, built in the Gothic style at the beginning of the 14th century.
- Remains of the city wall: Bettina Tower, calf gate from the 13th century.
Outside
- 10 Frauenberg castle ruins. Located about 6 km south of Marburg, a former hilltop castle with a beautiful view of the Amöneburg basin. The Frauenberg can be reached almost every hour during the week with the bus line MR86 to Homberg (Ohm) or ceilingbach. A good starting stop is Marburg Südbahnhof, get off at the bus station "Beltershausen Frauenberg Seebode". On weekends there is the possibility to take the Call Collection Taxi (Tel .: 06421-4051717) from Marburg Südbahnhof; the departure times are available from bahn.de, among others.
- 11 Mirror Lust Tower. it is located on the wooded hill opposite the castle on the "Lahnberge" and thus offers a good view of the upper town. But be careful: there are myths surrounding these walls, allegedly you are only allowed to enter it after passing the intermediate examination or even only after successfully completing your studies. Refreshments in the Tower Cafe. The Spiegelslustturm can be easily reached by car and offers ample parking. Without a car, you can take bus line 7 to the "Universitätsklinikum" stop; After getting off, do not go in the direction of the clinic itself, but a few meters in the opposite direction, turn left into Hermann-Bauer-Straße and follow it (about 1.5 km). A hiking trail also leads from the stop to the Spiegelslustturm; A map of the hiking trails on the Lahn Mountains can be found at the beginning of the bus stops in the direction of the clinic on the right-hand side.
- 12 Marienkirche Wehrshausen a charming little former pilgrimage church from the late Gothic period
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Monuments
Marburg is more like the city of memorial plaques than of monuments. Above all in the upper town there are numerous plaques commemorating important people - above all the Brothers Grimm, who studied in Marburg. Some busts are also reminiscent of famous Marburgers. In contrast, there are only a few personal monuments. It is noteworthy that the city has erected a memorial to its last servant. "Our Christian", clerk no. 4, stands at the watershed in the transition from Neustadt to Wettergasse. The older Marburgers can still tell numerous anecdotes about this Marburg original. The bronze statue, about 160 cm tall, should correspond to the real height of Christian.
Museums
- 13 Marburg House of Romanticism, Market 16. Tel.: 49(0)6421 - 917160, Fax: 49(0)6421 - 917162. In addition to changing exhibitions and special exhibitions, themed evenings are offered. The exhibition is reminiscent of the Marburg Romantic Circle. The sociable culture of the Romantics around 1800 is presented in the Red Salon.Open: Tuesday to Sunday 11 am-1pm and 2-5pm.
- 14 Mineralogical Museum, at the Firmaneiplatz. Display collections in three halls. There are special exhibitions around two to three times a year.Open: Wed. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Thurs. and Fri. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Price: 2 €.
- 15 Old Police Car Museum (Open house and summer party on September 7, 2014), Marburg-Cyriaxweimar. The museum is only open once a month.
- 16 Religious collection, Landgraf-Philipp-Str. 4 (new law firm). Guided tours, special exhibitions and changing exhibitions on the history of religions, primarily based on their ritual objects.Open: The permanent exhibitions can be viewed on Mondays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The special exhibitions are on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. without prior registration.
- University Museum of Cultural History at the Landgrave Castle
- University Museum of Fine Arts in the Ernst-von-Hülsen-Haus - shows paintings from the 16th to 20th centuries (mostly German artists). The art museum is currently closed due to renovation work.
On some websites about museums in Germany and leisure tips for the region, the Childhood Museum at Barfüßerstraße 5 is often listed. Unfortunately, this museum was closed in 2009.
Streets, squares and bridges
In the upper town:
- Marketplace with historic town hall
- Barfüßerstrasse and Marktgasse
- Wettergasse and Reitgasse
- Wendelgasse to the Lutheran cemetery on the way to the castle.
To Marburgs bridges is there a own article
Parks
- Old botanical garden in the city center near the Elisabeth church.
- 17 New botanical garden on the Lahn Mountains.
- Castle park with rose garden.
various
- 18 Camera Obscura Marburg - The walk-in pinhole camera is on the Schlossberg. During the opening times you can do an "optical city tour" over Marburg (free of charge; donation requested). Access: From March to October in good weather: Sat., Sun. and public holidays between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. (status 11-2009). The official information about the camera is here (for groups, appointments can also be made outside of the opening times).
- The Marburg University is spread over the whole city, the core is in and around the old town in several mostly beautiful, older buildings.
Worth seeing in the districts
- Baroque church St. Michael and St. Elisabeth in the Schröck district from 1726 with high altar.
- 19 Elisabeth Fountain. located a little outside of Schröck. The actual fountain is located inside an imposing fountain temple. Saint Elizabeth is said to have wandered here many times to distribute alms to the poor. Above the fountain is the ruin of the cross chapel.
- Church of St. John the Baptist in the Ginseldorf district, built in the middle of the 15th century.
- Parish Church of St. Cyriakus in Bauerbach.
- 20 Kleine Lummersbach nature reserve. .north of the Marburg district of Cyriaxweimar. There used to be a practice area of the Tannenberg barracks here. The 138 hectare nature reserve invites you to go for a walk with its paths. It can be reached via the county road 69; Dogs are of course to be kept on a leash.
The districts of Schröck, Bauerbach and Ginseldorf are only a few kilometers away from each other.
activities
General
- On the Lahn, next to the Weidenhäuser bridge, you can Pedal and row boat drive, appropriate rental options are available. Electric bicycles are also rented out here.
- The Lahnufer / -wiesen offer ideal opportunities to grilling and celebrations.
- The nearby "Lake park"(Niederweimarer Baggersee) offers the opportunity to swim (with a separate nudist area) and Waterskiing. It can be reached by train in just a few minutes from the main train station or Marburg Süd and is also very good on the Lahn valley cycle path can be reached by bike.
- Mini golf (near the campsite)
- swimming pool with water slide / outdoor pool (near the campsite)
- Marburg has three Cinemas with a varied program. In the summer months, additional screenings take place in the castle park (open-air cinema); those who do not want to queue can buy tickets in advance in any Marburg cinema.
- Information on public general Tours through Marburg as well as themed tours (Brothers Grimm tour, Martin Luther tour, casemate tour) can be found on the Website of the city of Marburg.
Note: Every year on a weekend in early July in Marburg 3TM (3 days in Marburg), a large Marburg city festival with stages, dragon boat races, various markets and a fireworks display takes place. If you want to explore and get to know Marburg at your leisure, this weekend is not suitable.
Regular events and festivals
- The International Marburg Soup Festival with tasting usually takes place in mid to late February on a Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Richtsberg district. Private individuals and associations compete for the best soup, which is selected by a jury.
- May singing - Every year at midnight on the market square with the well-known song "May has come ...", May is sung. All in all, the "Maieinsingen" starts on April 30th at 8 pm with performances by various artists. Several stands offer food and drink. The "May singing" goes on until around 1 am and is free of charge.
- Harbor Festival - probably on Ascension weekend with fish market, cultural events and inner city fair. Certainly one of the strangest festivals, as Marburg has no port. The boat landing stage for pedal boats at the Weidenhäuser Bridge is popularly known as the harbor.
- 3TM (three days in Marburg) - Big Marburg city festival with numerous stages throughout the city center, dragon boat races, presentation of the Marburg clubs and a fireworks display at the start. Every year at the beginning of July.
- Weidenhäuser Höfest - Eating, drinking and celebrating in the backyards of the Weidenhausen district of Marburg.
- Elisabeth Market - regularly on the second weekend in October: Krammarkt, Innenstadtkirmes and Duck racing.
- Marburg b (u) y night - actually a city marketing event with a shopping evening. This event gains its charm from the beautiful illuminations of important historical buildings and bridges. In 2014 the event will take place on November 28th.
shop
Self-caterers and low-budget travelers can find all the big discounters several times in Marburg. There is also no shortage of health food stores. Furthermore, there is the possibility of getting supplies on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the markets in the south quarter, in the upper town and at the Elisabethkirche / Firmaneiplatz. In the old town you will find many smaller specialist shops with an extensive range, including several bookshops. There are several shopping centers in Marburg; In contrast, Marburg does not offer large shopping areas and miles.
A typical souvenir from Marburg is the "Marburger Nachtwächter", a herbal liqueur made according to a traditional recipe with 38% vol. It can be bought in the liquor and tobacco shop, Marktgasse 17, in the upper town.
kitchen
In the old town there is a varied gastronomy, including several nice cafes, which are well attended even in the off-peak times thanks to their proximity to the university. At the train station you will find a McDonalds, which also offers the opportunity to have a coffee if you have to wait longer for a train, as well as a 24-hour pub and other refreshment stops in the immediate vicinity.
Cheap
- 1 Café Bistro Tapas & Co, Pilgrim stone 29 (in the Lahn-Center-Passage). Tel.: 49(0)6421 992591.
- 2 Barefoot café, Barfüßerstrasse 33. Tel.: 49(0)6421 25349.
- 3 Cafe Red Star, On the green 28. Tel.: 49(0)6421 14260.
facebook url used - 4 Café Paprica, Reitgasse 12 (in the upper town, opposite the elevator passage). Tel.: 49(0)6421 3400808.
- Ceder, Pilgrim stone 29. Tel.: 49(0)6421 988885. Lebanese snack with shawarma (doner kebab) and falafel.
- 5 Delicious corner, Biegenstrasse 8a. Tel.: 49(0)6421 27330. On offer are doner kebabs and hamburgers.Open: Daily 11: 00-5: 00.
medium
- 6 precious, Barfüßerstraße 7, 35037 Marburg. Tel.: 49 (0)6421 161170.
Upscale
- Hotel Rosenpark
- 7 The little restaurant, Barfüßertor 25, 35037 Marburg. Tel.: 49 (0)6421 22293.
nightlife
- The trauma in the G-Werk. Rather alternative. Wednesdays: Zone bar (Sitting entertainment with snacks and games underlaid by changing DJs), Thursday: ThundersDance (Mainly indie, depends on the DJ), Saturday: G-dances; otherwise: concerts, cinema, and parties. - Next door there is the BaariBar, with a beer garden and grill in summer. Sundays: crime scene!
- Night salon. Directly at the Marburg (Lahn) train station.
- Campus bar. In the upper town, you can watch football, dance and drink cocktails.
Marburg is one of the cities with the greatest density of bars. Most of the bars and restaurants can be found in the Upper Town (half-timbered old town).
accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Pension Bistro Plateau, Jakob-Kaiser-Strasse 1. - Inexpensive and functionally furnished rooms (some with washbasin) with toilet / shower in the hallway - from € 20; 4-week flat rate from 330 € for schoolchildren / students approx. 10% cheaper; Shared room: the price is a matter of negotiation; Tel .: 0160 - 94 61 10 06, Fax: 06424-6264.
- 2 Campsite Lahnaue, Trojedamm 47. Tel.: 49 (0)6421 21331.
- 3 Pension Fischbach, Schubertstrasse 9. Tel.: 49(0)6421 41466. - from the cheap room with toilet / shower in the hallway to the holiday apartment; Price: from € 17 including breakfast.
- 4 Marburg Youth Hostel, Jahnstrasse 1. Tel.: 49 (0) 64 21 2 34 61, Fax: 49 (0) 64 21 1 21 91, Email: [email protected]. (located directly on the Lahn).
medium
- 5 Hotel Gasthaus "Zur Sonne", Market 14. Tel.: 49(0)6421 17190, Fax: 49(0)6421 171940, Email: [email protected]. The Hotel Gasthaus has 9 rooms (3 single rooms, 6 double rooms) on the third and fourth floors. There are no parking spaces at the house. Lebanese snack with shawarma (doner kebab) and falafel.Price: Single 45 € pZpN, single 58 €, double 85 €, double 100 €, all prices include BB.
Upscale
- 6 Vila Vita Hotel & Residenz Rosenpark, Rosenstrasse 18. Tel.: 49 (0)6421 6005000, Email: [email protected]. The hotel has 5 stars and belongs to the VILA VITA series of the Marburg Dr. Reinfried Pohl founded. The hotel is located directly on the Lahn and it takes about 15 minutes to walk to the city center.
Learn
- Marburg is University City.
- The Marburg schools are usually very open to foreign students and have many exchange programs
Work
It is said that the university is the largest employer in Marburg.
security
Marburg can be described as a normal to very safe German city.
health
- 1 Rhön Clinic (Bus line 7, sufficient parking space for cars (chargeable)), Baldinger Strasse, Lahnberge. The investor is RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG. Marburg Gießen and Frankenberg share the tasks.
Practical advice
- 2 Marburg Tourism and Marketing GmbH, Biegenstrasse 15 in the Erwin-Piscator-Haus. Tel.: 49(0)6421 99 12-0, Fax: 49(0)6421 99 12-12, Email: [email protected]..There is also an information booth in the “Oberstadtwache” directly on the market square.Open: Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Press
The is published for Marburg and the surrounding area Upper Hessian Press (OP) as a daily newspaper in kiosk sales and by subscription. An e-paper has been available since 2007.
The city's most important free advertising paper is the express. It appears every Thursday and is available to take away for free in almost every other shop. It contains information on events, the cinema program, classified ads and also the food on offer in the cafeteria and the television program.
Laundromats
- Washboard, Gutenbergstrasse 16, 35037 Marburg, Germany. Price: from € 3.50 washing machine.
Marburg terms and abbreviations
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- Monkey rock: Nested, brutalist high-rise building with 14 floors at the beginning of Gisselberger Straße.
- Asthma stairs: Name of the "Engen Gasse", the longest staircase in Marburg, which connects the upper town with the Pilgrimstein.
- Audimax: The "Audimax" actually refers to the largest lecture hall in a university (Auditorium maximum). In Marburg, the term is often used as a synonym for the lecture hall building on Biegenstrasse.
- E-Church: Marburg Abbreviation for the Elisabeth Church in the center of the city.
- E-street: Abbreviation for Elisabethstraße at the E-Church.
- Gutenbergstrasse: If "Gutenbergstraße" is mentioned when asked about stops in the city center, then the bus station Hanno-Drechsler-Platz is meant.
- Cars: Culture and leisure center Marburg, Biegenstrasse 13 (in the Erwin-Piscator-Haus)
- Kilian: Abbreviation for the former Kilian's Church on the shoe market.
- Michelchen: Name of the St. Michaelskapelle near the Elisabethkirche.
- Upper Town: Marburg name for the old town.
- Upper town cinemas: Name for the cinema "Kammer-Lichtspiele" or Marburg film art theater on the upper Steinweg. Sometimes the term "Steinweg-Kinos" is also used.
- Phil Fak: Towers of the humanities institutes on the B3 near the cafeteria. The actual Philosophical Faculty is now only in Block D. The name "Phil Fak" for the towers as a whole has been used in language to this day. As a result, a description such as "to the left of the Phil Fak" usually means the towers as a whole and not Block D.
- Schröcker fountain - better known name of the Elisabeth fountain in Schröck.
- port: Boat landing stage at the Weidenhäuser Bridge
language
High German is spoken in Marburg. You can get along well with English, but Russian can supposedly be helpful too. Due to the large number of students, you can encounter a great many languages. An independent random test of some Marburg students showed that you can also converse with many Marburg residents in French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Through the language institute of the university you can also meet some Japanese-speaking Marburgers.
Internet cafes
There are many, especially in the city center and in the station district
- Call center, Erlenring x, 35037 Marburg, Germany. Open: daily 9:30 am-11: 00 pm.Price: Internet use: 25 min. € 1 and phone / fax phone card sales.
trips
- to Bagpipe - The 674 m high mountain with an observation tower and leisure center (including a summer toboggan run) is located approx. 30 km northwest of Marburg.
- to kassel - Less than an hour's travel time by train (IC or RE).
- to to water - with the interactive museum "Mathematikum"
- to Wetzlar - Half-timbered old town with cathedral
- to Frankfurt am Main - Less than an hour's travel time by train (IC, RE or HLB).
- to Amöneburg - RE and RB to Kirchhain, then "Überlandbus"
- in the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park - Take the train over Frankenberg (Eder) to Herzhausen (Vöhl), if necessary continue by bus to Asel-Süd (Bus route 501.2) or about Waldeck to Hemfurth-Edersee to the dam of the Edersee (Bus route 503)
- to Frankenberg (Eder) - 45 minutes by train (RB)
- on the Christenberg im Burgwald - Remains of a historical fortress (Kesterburg) (around 200 AD) Martinskirche and sexton's house from the Middle Ages and a bakery. Arriving by car on the B252, after the junction in Münchhausen 3 km. Arrival by train: From the main train station in Marburg with the Burgwaldbahn to Münchhausen. The footpath is signposted (steep ascent).
Further destinations are in the Marburg-Biedenkopf travel guide to find.
literature
Web links
- https://www.marburg.de/ - Official website of Marburg
- Marburg-Biedenkopf Tourism - Official, regional tourism website for the Marburg-Biedenkopf district
