Neustadt, Hesse
Neustadt | |
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 Coat of arms | |
show Location of Neustadt within Marburg-Biedenkopf district | |
  Neustadt | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′N 9°7′E / 50.850°N 9.117°ECoordinates: 50°51′N 9°7′E / 50.850°N 9.117°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Marburg-Biedenkopf |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Thomas Groll[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.88 km2 (21.96 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,947 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 35279 |
| Dialling codes | 06692 |
| Vehicle registration | MR |
| Website | www.stadt-neustadt-hessen.de |
Neustadt is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany. For the town of the same name in Canada see Neustadt, Ontario.
Geography[]
Location[]
Neustadt lies in the Middle Hessian Bergland ("Highland") at the eastern end of Marburg-Biedenkopf district.
Neighbouring communities[]
Neustadt borders in the north on the community of Gilserberg, in the east on the town of Schwalmstadt and the community of Willingshausen (all three in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis), in the southeast on the community of Antrifttal, in the south on the town of Kirtorf (both in the Vogelsbergkreis), and in the west on the town of Stadtallendorf (Marburg-Biedenkopf).
Town divisions[]
Neustadt has, as well as the core community known as Neustadt, centres known as Mengsberg, Momberg and Speckswinkel.
Politics[]
Town council[]
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After municipal elections on 26 March 2006, the town council is arranged thus:
| Parties and Voter groups | Share in % | Seats | |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union | 59.9 | 15 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 27.6 | 7 |
| REP | Republicans | 6.1 | 1 |
| FWG | Free Voter Community | 6.4 | 2 |
| total | 100 | 25 | |
Coat of arms[]
Neustadt's coat of arms, like many throughout western Germany, depicts Saint Martin of Tours cutting off a piece of his cloak for a poor man and the Wheel of Mainz.
Town partnerships[]
Neustadt is a member of the international town friendship called the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Neustadt in Europa, which as of 2005 had 34 member towns – all named Neustadt – in five countries.
Culture and sightseeing[]
Buildings[]
- Junker-Hansen-Turm (tower), a remainder of a castle built in 1480 by the fortification building master Hans Jakob von Ettlingen; has the world's biggest half-timbered rotunda.
References[]
- ^ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
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- Towns in Hesse
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