Neustadt | |
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Location of Neustadt within Marburg-Biedenkopf district ) | |
)  Neustadt ) Neustadt | |
| 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 | Thomas Groll (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.88 km2 (21.96 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,945 |
| • 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
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
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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
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- 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
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2019". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2020.