Neustadt in Sachsen

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Neustadt in Sachsen
Coat of arms of Neustadt in Sachsen
Neustadt in Sachsen is located in Germany
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Neustadt in Sachsen
Coordinates 51°01′26″N 14°13′0″E / 51.02389°N 14.216667°E / 51.02389; 14.216667Coordinates: 51°01′26″N 14°13′0″E / 51.02389°N 14.216667°E / 51.02389; 14.216667
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Mayor Manfred Elsner
Basic statistics
Area 83.05 km2 (32.07 sq mi)
Elevation 340 m  (1116 ft)
Population 13,758 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 166 /km2 (429 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PIR
Postal codes 01841–01844
Area code 03596
Website www.neustadt-sachsen.de

Neustadt in Sachsen is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Czech Republic, 35 km east of Dresden (centre), and 23 km southwest of Bautzen. At Neustadt, there is Observation Tower Height of Goetzingen, one of the oldest lattice towers in the world.

On the August 1, 2007 the villages Berthelsdorf, Langburkersdorf, Niederottendorf, Oberottendorf, Rückersdorf and Rugiswalde of the former municipality Hohwald were intregrated into the town. [2]

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