Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg
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Neuenstein | |
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Location of Neuenstein within Hohenlohekreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 49°12′N 9°35′E / 49.200°N 9.583°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Stuttgart |
District | Hohenlohekreis |
Municipal assoc. | Hohenloher Ebene |
Subdivisions | 7 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Karl Michael Nicklas |
Area | |
• Total | 47.84 km2 (18.47 sq mi) |
Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,705 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 74632 |
Dialling codes | 07942 |
Vehicle registration | KÜN |
Website | www.neuenstein.de |
Neuenstein is a town in the Hohenlohe district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Künzelsau, and 27 km east of Heilbronn.
The 16th century castle, home to H.S.H. the prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen, is open to visitors.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Neuenstein_Schloss01_crop1edit2_2007-09-22.jpg/220px-Neuenstein_Schloss01_crop1edit2_2007-09-22.jpg)
Mayor
From 1999 to 2015 Sabine Eckert-Viereckel was the mayor. On the election in February 2015 Karl Michael Nicklas was elected with 85% of the votes. [2]
Sons and daughters of the town
- Wendel Hipler (around 1465-1526), leader of the peasants in the German Peasants' War
- Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (1622-1698), (Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and imperial Generalfeldmarschall in the Turkish War
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ http://www.swr.de/swr4/bw/region-aktuell/heilbronn/buergermeisterwahl-neuenstein-nach-16-jahren-wieder-mann-als-buergermeister/-/id=258308/nid=258308/did=15129690/12bq9i/index.html, accessed 24. February 2015