Neustadt, Hesse
Neustadt | |
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Location of Neustadt within Marburg-Biedenkopf district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,393 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/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.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]Neustadt lies in the Middle Hessian Bergland ("Highland") at the eastern end of Marburg-Biedenkopf district.
Neighbouring communities
[edit]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
[edit]Neustadt has, as well as the core community known as Neustadt, centres known as Mengsberg, Momberg and Speckswinkel.
Politics
[edit]Town council
[edit]![]() | This section needs to be updated.(July 2021) |
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
[edit]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
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Neustadt_in_Europa_2006.png/220px-Neustadt_in_Europa_2006.png)
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
[edit]Buildings
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Neustadt_Junker_Hansen_Tower.jpg/150px-Neustadt_Junker_Hansen_Tower.jpg)
- 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
[edit]- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
External links
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