Neustadt in Holstein

Neustadt in Holstein
Neustadt in Holstein
Location of the town of Neustadt in Holstein within Ostholstein district
Coordinates	54°6′26″N 10°48′57″E / 54.10722°N 10.81583°E / 54.10722; 10.81583Coordinates: 54°6′26″N 10°48′57″E / 54.10722°N 10.81583°E / 54.10722; 10.81583
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Ostholstein
Mayor	Henning Reimann
Basic statistics
Area	19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m  (52 ft)
Population	16,266 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	824 /km2 (2,134 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OH
Postal code	23730
Area code	04561
Website	www.neustadt-holstein.de

Neustadt in Holstein is a town in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Bay of Lübeck (Baltic Sea), approx. 30 km northeast of Lübeck, and 50 km southeast of Kiel.

History

During World War II, a subcamp, Number 1049 Neustadt in Holstein/Schleswig-Holstein, of the Neuengamme concentration camp was located in the town.^[2]

Economy

Peter Deilmann Cruises is headquartered in Neustadt in Holstein.^[3]

Nature

The Neustädter Binnenwasser a brackish water lake borders Neustadt to the northwest.

References

1. ^ "Statistikamt Nord: Bevölkerung in Schleswig-Holstein am 31. Dezember 2010 nach Kreisen, Ämtern, amtsfreien Gemeinden und Städten" (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-nord.de/uploads/tx_standocuments/A_I_2_vj104_S.pdf. 
2. ^ (in German) Anlage zu § 1: Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos gemäß § 42 Abs. 2 BEG — The official German government list, Federal Ministry of Justice, 1967, http://bundesrecht.juris.de/begdv_6/anlage_6.html, retrieved 2009-06-04 
3. ^ "Konakt zur Reederei." Peter Deilmann Cruises. Retrieved on 2 May 2009.

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