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Neustadt, Hesse

Coordinates: 50°51′N 9°7′E / 50.850°N 9.117°E / 50.850; 9.117
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Neustadt
Coat of arms of Neustadt
Location of Neustadt within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
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Neustadt is located in Germany
Neustadt
Neustadt
Neustadt is located in Hesse
Neustadt
Neustadt
Coordinates: 50°51′N 9°7′E / 50.850°N 9.117°E / 50.850; 9.117
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictMarburg-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
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,393
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35279
Dialling codes06692
Vehicle registrationMR
Websitewww.stadt-neustadt-hessen.de

Neustadt is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

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Location

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Neustadt lies in the Middle Hessian Bergland ("Highland") at the eastern end of Marburg-Biedenkopf district.

Neighbouring communities

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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

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Neustadt has, as well as the core community known as Neustadt, centres known as Mengsberg, Momberg and Speckswinkel.

Politics

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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

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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

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"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

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Buildings

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Junker-Hansen-Turm, Neustadt´s landmark
  • 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

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  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
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