Allendorf (Eder) (German: [ˈaləndɔʁf] ⓘ) is a municipality which situated in the north west of Hesse, Germany.

Moreover, the FC Ederbergland – an amalgamation of the football divisions of the SV Allendorf and the TSV Battenberg – successfully plays in the Hessian regional league.

The municipality Allendorf/Eder consists of the following Ortsbezirke:[3] In 1107, Allendorf had its first documentary mention as Count Kunimund's donation to the Imperial Abbey of Hersfeld.

[4] The coat of arms of Allendorf consists of two yellow outside-turned crescents over a silver six-pointed star on a blue background.

This municipal coat of arms was conferred to Allendorf on 11 April 1967 by the interior ministry of the state Hesse.

This recommendation was based on research done by Carl Knetsch (†1938), director of the municipal archives of Marburg, and by Hans Joachim von Brockhusen, an archivist and librarian.

[6] It remains unclear on which documentary basis Knetsch ascribes this coat of arms to the lineage von Allendorf.

According to Henkel, the coat of arms belongs to the family of a woman that married one of the von Biedenfelds.

[9] Allendorf's council is made up of 31 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 27 March 2011: Note: BLO is citizens' coalition.

Pupils who go to Gymnasium in Battenberg have to change to Frankenberg after their tenth grade in order to pass their A-levels.

Allendorf and its constituent communities offer a broad variety of well-equipped public sports grounds, which are regularly used by local clubs and schools.

Unroofed standing terraces for approximately 6000 people can be found on the south-western side of the arena.

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.

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 roads on B253 when passing the Sackpfeife.