title: Offenbach-Bieber
text: # Offenbach-Bieber
  
  Bieber is a village in Hesse, Germany, with a total population of 16,137 as of 2020. Since 1938 it has been a Stadtteil of Offenbach am Main.
  
  ## Geography
  
  A small river, a tributary of the Rodau called Bieber flows through the village.
  
  At the top of the hill Bieberer Berg (elevation 120 m above NHN) stands the soccer-stadium Sparda Bank Hessen Stadion, formerly the Stadion Bieberer Berg, home of the soccer team Kickers Offenbach.
  
  ## History
  
  The village's name is derived from the Celtic people. Bieber as such was first mentioned in 791 as Biberaha in a donation.
  
  Into the 19th century, Bieber's population was Roman Catholic. Now there is the catholic parish St. Nikolaus and a Protestant parish.
  
  In 1938, the former municipality Bieber was merged with Offenbach.
  
  ## Infrastructure
  
  ### Transport
  
  Bieber is part of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main-System with two S-Bahn stations: Offenbach-Bieber station is near the centre of the village and the other is in the borough of Bieber-Waldhof (3,500 Inhabitants in 2005).
  
  