Neustadt, Hesse

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Neustadt
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Location of Neustadt within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
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Neustadt
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Neustadt
Coordinates: 50°51′N9°7′E / 50.850°N 9.117°E / 50.850; 9.117 Coordinates: 50°51′N9°7′E / 50.850°N 9.117°E / 50.850; 9.117
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Gießen
District Marburg-Biedenkopf
Government
 •  Mayor (2018–24) Thomas Groll [1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total56.88 km2 (21.96 sq mi)
Highest elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Lowest elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
 • Total9,947
 • Density170/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.

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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

After municipal elections on 26 March 2006, the town council is arranged thus:

Parties and Voter groupsShare in %Seats
CDUChristian Democratic Union59.915
SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany27.67
REPRepublicans6.11
FWGFree Voter Community6.42
total10025

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 in Europe" Labour Community, 2006 Neustadt in Europa 2006.png
"Neustadt in Europe" Labour Community, 2006

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, Neustadt's landmark Neustadt Junker Hansen Tower.jpg
Junker-Hansen-Turm, Neustadt´s landmark

Related Research Articles

Marburg-Biedenkopf is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Waldeck-Frankenberg, Schwalm-Eder, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen, Lahn-Dill, Siegen-Wittgenstein.

Münchhausen am Christenberg Place in Hesse, Germany

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Wetter, Hesse Place in Hesse, Germany

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Rauschenberg, Hesse Place in Hesse, Germany

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Hatzfeld Place in Hesse, Germany

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Dautphetal Place in Hesse, Germany

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Amöneburg Place in Hesse, Germany

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Ebsdorfergrund Place in Hesse, Germany

Ebsdorfergrund is a community consisting of eleven villages in the southeast of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

Gladenbach Place in Hesse, Germany

Gladenbach [German pronunciation: [ˈɡlaːdn̩ˌbax](listen)] is a town in Hesse, Germany, in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district.

Kirchhain Place in Hesse, Germany

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Stadtallendorf Place in Hesse, Germany

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Cölbe Place in Hesse, Germany

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Steffenberg Place in Hesse, Germany

Steffenberg is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

Wohratal Place in Hesse, Germany

Wohratal is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hessen, Germany.

Willingshausen Place in Hesse, Germany

Willingshausen is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

Antrifttal Place in Hesse, Germany

Antrifttal is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.

Homberg (Ohm) Place in Hesse, Germany

Homberg (Ohm) is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.

Kirtorf Place in Hesse, Germany

Kirtorf is a town in the northern Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Through the town runs the Deutsche Märchenstraße, or German Fairytale Road, a touristic route joining many of the places commonly associated with the Brothers Grimm's tales.

Neustadt am Main Place in Bavaria, Germany

Neustadt am Main is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Lohr am Main.

References

  1. ↑ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 7 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
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