Neustadt, Hesse

Neustadt
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Neustadt within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Marburg-Biedenkopf
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Groll (CDU)
Area
• Total	56.88 km2 (21.96 sq mi)
Highest elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Lowest elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	10,393
• Density	180/km2 (470/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

Neustadt is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hessen, Germany. For the town of the same name in Canada see Neustadt, Ontario.

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, 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 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.

External links

• Official website