Neustadt, Hesse

Neustadt
Neustadt
Location of the town of Neustadt within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
Coordinates	50°51′N 9°7′E / 50.85°N 9.11667°E / 50.85; 9.11667Coordinates: 50°51′N 9°7′E / 50.85°N 9.11667°E / 50.85; 9.11667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Marburg-Biedenkopf
Mayor	Thomas Groll (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	56.88 km2 (21.96 sq mi)
Elevation	240-300 m
Population	8,846 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	156 /km2 (403 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MR
Postal code	35279
Area code	06692
Website	www.stadt-neustadt-hessen.de

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

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 depicts the local patron saint, Saint Martin, and indeed, it bears a striking likeness to Amöneburg's coat of arms, the main differences being those of colour and the lack, in Neustadt's arms, of the town's initial.

Town partnerships

"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

Buildings

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

1. ^ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-hessen.de/static/publikationen/A/AI2_AII_AIII_AV_10-1hj_pdf.zip. 

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

• Official website