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An employer with broad perspectives

Buderus Guss, Europe’s most notable manufacturer of passenger car brake discs, is a development partner and supplier for the international automotive industry. As a subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH with around 700 employees, we are committed to the Bosch corporate culture and live and work according to Bosch’s mission statements. We are an interna- tional company and a major generator of jobs in a prosperous region. We value innovative creativity and professional workers and managers who think internationally. Good reasons to live in the - region

Surrounding area Living • Good transport links to attractive towns in the region • Affordable housing • Rural, prosperous region • Large plots of land and houses available • Peaceful surroundings, excellent air quality • Plenty of affordable building plots • Excellent quality of life in one of the most beautiful parts of • Family-friendly housing options • Numerous medium-sized international industrial companies, good job opportunities for partners Family • Good medical care • First-rate education system • A wide variety of leisure activities • Kindergartens and nurseries with outdoor space • Lake Plateau, Edertalsperre reservoir, Krombachtalsperre reservoir Leisure • Very low unemployment rate for years, nearly at full employment • Numerous sports clubs, fitness activities and wellness offerings • All types of sport can be enjoyed – from sailing and aviation to golf and horseback riding Especially popular: mountain biking and cycling in the part of with the most forestland • Cross-country skiing trails and ski slopes with plenty of snow, excellent golf courses and numerous airfields in the region • Theatres, cinemas and an active cultural scene locally, top-notch cafes and restaurants • A whole range of opportunities for excursions, hiking and climbing in the

About Breidenbach

Building plot prices: up to 80% lower than in Stuttgart and around 45% below the aver- age cost of land in Germany. A large number of empty building plots available. Low property prices: Many flats and houses for sale (see links on reverse). Low rents: Average basic rent (“Kaltmiete”) around 30% lower than the cost of renting in Stuttgart. Plenty of high-quality flats and houses vacant. Spaces at day-care facilities: Two day-care facilities with good offers (see links). Schools: Perftal school (primary, middle and senior school), two primary schools, grammar schools in Biedenkopf, , , Herborn; private grammar school and boarding school in Bad Laasphe (see links) , population approx. 104,000, Marburg, population approx. 73,000, Bad Laasphe, population approx. 16,000, Biedenkopf, population approx. 14,000, home to a fairly new university with university town with flair, theatres, open spa town, Kneipp Premium Class, health spa town, castle with hinterland museum, 14,000 students, a centre for business and air events, an award-winning cinema resort, renowned healthcare clinics, well- winter sports centre, Perftal- culture in southern North Rhine-West- programme, 22,000 students, university ness offerings, stausee lake with beach, phalia, major shopping centre, excellent hospital, approx. 9 km from Breidenbach approx. 10 km from Breidenbach hospitals, approx. 32 km from Breidenbach approx. 55 km from Breidenbach

North Rhine- Hesse Three university towns on the doorstep

The Marburg-Biedenkopf region – streets ahead

This rural region, with its excellent quality of life, great, clean environment, family-friendly living and strong sense of community, by no means has to forego the amenities of larger towns, with plenty of them on the doorstep. All three university towns – , Marburg and Siegen – and their many cultural offerings can be reached in around one hour. Frankfurt/Main airport can be reached in around 1 ½ hours.

Dillenburg, population approx. 24,000, Herborn, population approx. 20,500, , population approx. 51,000, Giessen, population approx. 76,000, Orange town, historic half-timbered architecture, ex- centre for culture, trade and industry, university town, 25,000 students, theatres, Hessian State Stud Farm, annual attrac- tensive cultural offerings, bird sanctuary, picturesque historic centre with cathedral, stages, museums, cultural centres, Mit- tion: stallion parade, Donsbach wildlife children’s university (in autumn), shopping centres, Nature Conservation telhesse University of Applied Sciences, park, approx. 30 km from Breidenbach Academy of Hesse, summer festivals, sport airfield, approx. 24 km from Breidenbach approx. 57 km from Breidenbach approx. 53 km from Breidenbach Breidenbach – centre for business Links www.breidenbach.de with vision www.marburg-biedenkopf.de www.--bergland.de The centre for trade and industry in the region Schools in Breidenbach www.mpsperftal.de Located amidst huge forests, natural fields and pastures, the www.grundschule-oberdieten.de region around Breidenbach offers fantastic leisure activities and a high quality of life close to nature, as well as secure jobs and a Grammar Schools Biedenkopf number of education and training opportunities. www.lahntalschule.de The core community of Breidenbach is a well-developed attractive industrial location. The community, comprising some Dillenburg 7,000 inhabitants, is the region’s centre for a lot of medium- www.wvo-dill.de sized companies. Herborn The large West industrial area, which is also home to Buderus www.johaneum-herborn.de Guss, guarantees plenty of jobs. Bad Laasphe Some 2,700 people work in Breidenbach. The community is www.gymbala.de keen to continue to maintain a high number of jobs in the www.gsw-laasphe.de future, which has led to the opening of a new business park in www.wittgenstein.de the district of Oberdieten. Day-Care Its large number of shopping and leisure opportunities have www.maia-breidenbach.de laid the foundation for droves of people from all over Germany choosing to make this region their home. Adult Education Centre www.vhs-marburg-biedenkopf.de

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The content makes no claim to legal correctness or completeness. Image sources: pg. 2: Fotolia, pg. 3: Siegen (©Uni The twisted tower of the evangelical Siegen. de), Marburg, Biedenkopf, Giessen (Fotolia), Dillenburg (Depositphotos), Bad Laasphe (©Holger church is the main landmark in Klaes) Herborn (©Nicole Müller), Wetzlar (Karl Udo Breidenbach. Gerth, Forum-Wetzlar)