Neuenburg am Rhein

Neuenburg am Rhein
Neuenburg am Rhein
Location of the town of Neuenburg am Rhein within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
Coordinates	47°48′53″N 7°33′43″E / 47.81472°N 7.56194°E / 47.81472; 7.56194Coordinates: 47°48′53″N 7°33′43″E / 47.81472°N 7.56194°E / 47.81472; 7.56194
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Town subdivisions	4
Mayor	Joachim Schuster (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	44.12 km2 (17.03 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m  (755 ft)
Population	12,028 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	273 /km2 (706 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	FR
Postal codes	79389–79395
Area code	07631
Website	www.neuenburg.de

Imperial City of Neuenburg Reichsstadt Neuenburg
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
← 1219–1311 →
Capital	Neuenburg am Rhein
Government	Republic
Historical era	Middle Ages
- Founded by     Duke Berchtold IV	1175
- Granted Reichsfreiheit     by Emp. Frederick II	1219 (confirmed 1274) 1219
- Adolphine privileges	24 December 1292
- Destroyed by flooding	1302
- To Further Austria	1311
- To G/D Baden	1806

Neuenburg am Rhein is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, 18 km northeast of Mulhouse, and 28 km north of Basel.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf.