Breidenbach is a municipality in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

• Bad Laasphe
• Biedenkopf
• Dautphetal
• Eschenburg
• Steffenberg

The community is divided into the Ortsteile (constituent communities) of Achenbach, Breidenbach, Kleingladenbach, Niederdieten, Oberdieten, Wiesenbach and Wolzhausen.

As of municipal elections on 6 March 2016 and formerly on 27 March 2011, respective on 26 March 2006, municipal council seats are apportioned thus:

Parties and voting blocks		% 2016	Seats 2016	% 2011	Seats 2011	% 2006	Seats 2006
SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	35.8	10	43.5	12	41.0	11
CDU	Christian Democratic Union	33.2	9	35.2	9	40.1	11
BL	Bürgerliste (citizens' coalition)	31.0	8	21.4	6	18.9	5
Total		100	27	100	27	100	31
Turnout in %		42.6		46.3		43.3

Christoph Felkl (SPD) was elected mayor on 28. Oktober 2012 for a 6-year term beginning 01. April 2013. He was re-elected in 2018.

Werner Reitz (SPD) was formerly elected as mayor on 22 October 2000 with 59.7% of the votes.

Coat of arms	Community's name
	Achenbach
	Breidenbach
	Kleingladenbach
	Niederdieten
	Oberdieten
	Wiesenbach
	Wolzhausen

Breidenbach has many sports facilities, including two playing fields in the main community. These are open free to the public. In Kleingladenbach there is also a skiing hill with a skilift, for which the community is becoming attractive to tourists. The main community also offers two gymnasia, a small sports hall and the Perftalhalle.

The main community 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 community 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 community:

• 491: Dillenburg - Niedereisenhausen - Biedenkopf (and back)
• MR-52: Biedenkopf - Friedensdorf - Niedereisenhausen - Biedenkopf (and the other way round)
• MR-55: Niedereisenhausen - Breidenbach-Wolzhausen - Friedensdorf

Breidenbach has the following schools:

Breidenbach:	Grundschule Orientation year ("Förderstufe") Hauptschule
Oberdieten:	Grundschule
Wolzhausen:	Grundschule

The community Breidenbach has the following Kindergarten:

• Breidenbach (2)
• Oberdieten

• Frauenchor 1975 Breidenbach (women's choir)
• TV 09 Breidenbach
• Trachtentanzgruppe Breidenbach (costume dance group)
• Burschenschaft Breidenbach (fraternity)
• Mädchenschaft Breidenbach (sorority)

• Official website (in German)
• Breidenbach history