Breidenbach () is a municipality in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.
The municipality is divided into the Ortsteile (constituent municipalities) of Achenbach, Breidenbach, Kleingladenbach, Niederdieten, Oberdieten, Wiesenbach and Wolzhausen.
As of municipal elections on March 6, 2016 and formerly on March 27, 2011, respective on March 26, 2006, municipal council seats are apportioned thus:
Christoph Felkl (SPD) was elected mayor on October 28, 2012 for a 6-year term beginning April 01, 2013. He was re-elected in 2018.
Werner Reitz (SPD) was formerly elected as mayor on October 22, 2000 with 59.7% of the votes.
Breidenbach has many sports facilities, including two playing fields in the main municipality. These are open free to the public. In Kleingladenbach there is also a skiing hill with a ski lift, for which the municipality is becoming attractive to tourists. The main municipality also offers two gymnasia, a small sports hall and the Perftalhalle.
The main municipality of Breidenbach is a well-developed, industry-rich place. A great number of shopping and leisure opportunities make Breidenbach the municipality's, and the surrounding area's, centre.
Furthermore, Breidenbach has at its disposal a large industrial area (Industriegebiet West) harbouring successful businesses such as Weber Maschinenbau and a Buderus disk brake manufacturing plant. The main municipality of Breidenbach thereby employs more than 2,500 workers.
Breidenbach is well connected to the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund public transport system. The following services come to the municipality:
Breidenbach has the following schools:
The municipality Breidenbach has the following Kindergarten: