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Neustadt is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.
Neustadt | |
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Town | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Neustadt within Marburg-Biedenkopf district  | |
  Neustadt  Neustadt | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′N 9°7′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Marburg-Biedenkopf |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Thomas Groll[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.88 km2 (21.96 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,947 |
| • 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 |
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
 | This section needs to be updated. (July 2021) |
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
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 (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
- "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
External links
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На других языках
[de] Neustadt (Hessen)
Neustadt (Hessen) ist eine Kleinstadt im mittelhessischen Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf.- [en] Neustadt, Hesse
[ru] Нойштадт (Гессен)
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