Neuburg an der Donau

Neuburg a.d.Donau
Residenzschloss, the seat of Palatine Electors.
Neuburg a.d.Donau
Location of the town of Neuburg a.d.Donau within Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district
Coordinates	48°44′N 11°11′E / 48.73333°N 11.18333°E / 48.73333; 11.18333Coordinates: 48°44′N 11°11′E / 48.73333°N 11.18333°E / 48.73333; 11.18333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
Town subdivisions	16 Ortsteile
Lord Mayor	Dr. Bernhard Gmehling (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	81.32 km2 (31.40 sq mi)
Elevation	383 m  (1257 ft)
Population	28,197 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	347 /km2 (898 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ND
Postal code	86633
Area code	08431
Website	www.neuburg-donau.de

Neuburg an der Donau, literally Neuburg on the Danube River, is a town which is the capital of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria in Germany.

Divisions

The municipality has 16 divisions:

Altmannstetten Bergen, Neuburg Bittenbrunn Bruck Feldkirchen Gietlhausen

Hardt Heinrichsheim Herrenwörth Hessellohe Joshofen

Marienheim Maxweiler Laisacker Sehensand Zell

History

Neuburg was the capital of Palatinate-Neuburg. On 30 June 1972, Neuburg an der Donau became a Grosse Kreisstadt (similar to a county seat).

Main sights

Hofkirche

Neuburg an der Donau has a defensive wall around the old town. The old town contains some well worth seeing institutions and happenings, such as the 'Birdland Jazz Club Neuburg', one of the best locations for jazz auditions in Germany.

The Renaissance Ducal Palace (Pfalz-Neuburger Residenzschloss), Neuburg Castle, which was built 1530-45 under Otto Henry, Elector Palatine and took on its present-day form during the reign of Philip William, Elector Palatine, today houses several museums including a Baroque gallery of the Bavarian State Picture Collection and the Archäologie-Museum Schloss Neuburg an der Donau (Neuburg an der Donau Castle Archaeology Museum), a branch of the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. To the other main sights belong also the late Renaissance court church Hofkirche (1607/08 built by Josef Heintz), the Town Hall (1603/09), the rococo Provinzialbibliothek (Provincial Library, 1731/32) and the baroque churches of St. Peter (1641/46) and St. Ursula (1700/01). Grünau is a renaissance hunting lodge of Elector Otto Henry, which is situated 7 km further east.

Partner cities

Neuburg an der Donau is twinned with:

• Sète, France
• Jeseník, Czech Republic

Neuburg an der Donau is linked with:

• Hamburg, Germany

Neuburg an der Donau was part of the 1998 summit of worldwide cities named "new castle" with:

• Neuchâtel, Switzerland
• Neufchâteau, France
• New Castle, Indiana, USA
• New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA
• Newcastle, South Africa
• Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK
• Shinshiro, Japan

Notable people

• The Bavarian Major General and War Minister Eduard Ritter von Lutz (1810–1893) was born in Neuburg.
• Film producer and director Bernd Eichinger (1949-2011) was born in Neuburg

References

1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010. 

External links

• www.neuburg-donau.de — official website
• Birdland Jazz Club Neuburg
• http://www.cybercastle.org — summit of cities named "new castle"
• photographs of Neuburg an der Donau