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{{hatnote|Karben is also the former German name for [[Karbowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship]] and [[Karbowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship]]}}
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{{Infobox German location
|type              = Stadt
|name              = Karben
|image_coa         = DEU Karben COA.svg
|image_photo = Karben Deutschordensschloss Kloppenheim03.jpg
|image_caption = Teutonic Order castle in Kloppenheim
|coordinates       = {{coord|50|13|56|N|8|46|5|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Karben in FB.svg
|state        = Hessen
|region  = Darmstadt
|district         = Wetteraukreis
|elevation              = 110
|area            = 43.94
|postal_code               = 61184
|area_code           = 06039<br />06034 (Burg-Gräfenrode)
|licence               = FB, BÜD
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 40 012
|divisions         = 7 districts
|website           = [https://www.karben.de/ www.karben.de]
|mayor             = Guido Rahn<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       = 2021&ndash;27
|party             = CDU
}}
'''Karben''' ({{IPA|de|ˈkaʁbn̩|-|De-Karben.ogg}}) is a town in the [[Wetteraukreis]], in [[Hessen]], [[Germany]]. It is situated on the banks of the river [[Nidda (river)|Nidda]] in the Rhein-Main-Gebiet (Rhine-Main area), approximately {{convert|18|km|0|abbr=off}} north of [[Frankfurt]].

==Division of the town==
Karben as a unified town was founded in 1970, comprising some smaller villages (Klein-Karben, Gross-Karben, Okarben, Kloppenheim, Rendel, Burg-Gräfenrode, and Petterweil).

==Infrastructure==
Karben has two railway stations ([[Groß Karben station|Groß Karben]] and Okarben) on the [[Main–Weser Railway]] and is served by [[S6 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)|line S6]] of the [[Rhine-Main S-Bahn]]. It has access to the [[Bundesautobahn 661|A 661 autobahn]] and [[Bundesstraße 3|federal highway B3]]. The town hall is located in a newer district of Gross-Karben, as is a public swimming pool. The industrial district west of Gross- and Klein-Karben hosts several companies of national and international stature.

==History==
The village of Okarben was once location of a Roman
military castellum, forming a part of the limes, the Roman imperial border defence network and Karben’s mineral springs have been used by the Romans some 2000 years ago. Rendel, Karben’s oldest borough, was mentioned first in 774 in a deed of donation to the [[monastery of Lorch]]. Kloppenheim once belonged to an installation of the “Deutschen Orden” (Teutonic Knights Order), who maintained a small palace there. Gross-Karben hosts two more manors which were inhabited by local landlords. The “Degenfeld’sche Schloss” contains today Karben’s Museum on agriculture and local history. Gross-Karben, Klein-Karben, Okarben, Burg-Graefenrode and Rendel still have churches dating back from the Baroque period.
Okarben experienced a face-change in the 19th century, when it started hosting workers for the newly established [[:de:Main-Weser-Bahn|Main-Weser Railroad]] between Frankfurt and Kassel. The city has transformed itself from a bundle of independent villages living mostly of farming the rich soils of the [[Wetterau]] to a slowly integrating city providing housing for a growing population of commuters and space for several small and mid-sized enterprises, while maintaining much of its original rural charm.

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Karben is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Städtepartnerschaften|url=https://www.karben.de/portal/seiten/staedtepartnerschaften-900000108-24930.html|website=karben.de|publisher=Karben|language=de|access-date=2021-02-15}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ramonville-Saint-Agne]], France (1974)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Égrève]], France (1974)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Luisenthal]], Germany (1992)
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Krnov]], Czech Republic (1993)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}

{{Towns and municipalities in Wetteraukreis district}}

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[[Category:Wetteraukreis]]