local clubs and schools. The largest sports ground is the stadium in Allendorf, which is called "Sportstadion im Ried." It is an arena type B and consists of 6 running tracks with Rekortan-surface, a sandpit for long jump, a high jump or pole vault pit, a lawn, and a shot put area. Unroofed standing terraces for approximately 6000 people can be found on the south-western side of the arena. In addition to the football ground of the stadium, there are four separate football grounds and one artificial grass pitch, which reflects that almost every constituent community has its own football association and that FC Ederbergland regularly exercises on one of the football grounds in Allendorf's sports centre. Apart from football grounds and athletics sports stadiums, there are also a boules pit, an ice rink which is used as a skateboard park in summer, an indoor riding hall surrounded by several outdoor riding arenas, an indoor tennis centre with three hard courts as well as four outdoor tennis courts. Three additional tennis courts can be found in Rennertehausen. Further sports grounds are a gymnasium belonging to the local school, two bowling facilities in Allendorf and Haine with two bowling alleys each, three indoor shooting ranges and one outdoor shooting stand. Finally, one can also consider the airport as a sports ground since it is regularly used by the aviation sport association. Community Halls Municipal authorities and administration are housed in the community centre in Allendorf. Moreover, each village belonging to Allendorf has its own community hall which is used for community meetings, private parties, sports and cultural events. The community halls in Haine and the community centre in Allendorf are equipped with two skittle alleys, which can be rented. Transport Streets Near Allendorf two major roads, B 236 and B 253, meet. The B236 runs along a north–south axis connecting Allendorf with Winterberg and Marburg. The well-developed B253 connects Allendorf with Frankenberg, Korbach, and Biedenkopf. To reach the nearest autobahn, which is the A45 near Dillenburg, it takes approximately one hour (50,4 km). The B3, a two-laned major road that is connected with the autobahn network, can be reached in approximately half an hour after 25,9 km near Marburg. In addition to these long distances to clearways, the traffic situation is impaired by frequent radar controls and speed limits on B236 between Münchhausen and Marburg as well as sloping and winding