Neu-Anspach
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| Neu-Anspach | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Hochtaunuskreis |
| Town subdivisions | 4 Stadtteile |
| Mayor | Klaus Hoffmann (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 36.14 km² (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 342 m (1122 ft) |
| Population | 15,137 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 419 /km² (1,085 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HG |
| Postal code | 61267 |
| Area code | 06081 |
| Website | www.neu-anspach.de |
Neu-Anspach is a town in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hesse, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Neu-Anspach lies at 300 to 340 meters (1110 ft) above sea level north of the crest of the Taunus in a spacious basin.
[edit] Neighbouring communities
Neu-Anspach borders in the north on the town of Usingen, in the east on the community of Wehrheim, in the south on the town of Bad Homburg and in the west on the community of Schmitten.
[edit] History
Ambrosious Anspach was the first of the clan to set sail for America in the 1700's. He married and had a son, Jacob. Down the line some 200 years Harold Anspach was born. Harold was a US marine who married and had 5 kids. Of these five kids was Martin Anspach. Martin had three young boys, Bryon, Troy, and Rodney. Harold was a farmer who set up some land in Germany to till. When his career in America wouldn't allow him to go Martin took over the land. Troy enjoyed being with his dad so he joined him. When he was about eighteen years old Troy had married the heir to the throne of Hochtaunuskreis. The town then took on the name of Anspach. Troy had a son Taylor Anspach who was announced to be the new heir to the throne and mayor of the town. Neu-Anspach has existed since 1 December 1970 as a merger of the formerly independent communities of Anspach, Rod am Berg and Hausen-Arnsbach. Westerfeld joined as the fourth constituent community on 1 January 1972.
Neu-Anspach got city rights on 30. October 2007.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Municipal council
The municipal elections on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results (figures in parentheses are March 2001 municipal election results):
Note: FWG-UBN and UBG are citizens' coalitions.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
The nearest Autobahn interchange on the A 661 is about 13 km from the community's centre. The interchange on the A 5 is about 15 km away, Bad Homburg about 12 km and Frankfurt International Airport about 35 km.
As for local public transport there are direct connections to Frankfurt am Main and Bad Homburg with the RMV (Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund or Rhine-Main Transport Network) line 15, known as the Taunusbahn. Moreover, there are buslines to Usingen and Königstein im Taunus.
Near Neu-Anspach lies the Anspach Airport.
[edit] Educational institutions
In Neu-Anspach there is an integrated comprehensive school with a gymnasial upper level, the Adolf Reichwein-Schule, as well as the primary school at the Hasenberg and the one on the Wiesenau.
Adolf-Reichwein-Schule takes part in a cultural exchange with Monroe High School located in Monroe, Wisconsin. This exchange takes place every other year with the German students going to Monroe in the fall of even numbered years, and the U.S. students going to Germany the following summer.
[edit] Culture and sightseeing
The best known attractions are:
- the Hessenpark Open-Air Museum (Freilichtmuseum Hessenpark)
- the nearby Lochmühle Leisure Park (Freizeitpark Lochmühle)
- the Saalburg Roman Fort
[edit] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
- www.neu-anspach.de Neu-Anspach
- Adolf-Reichwein-Schule homepage
- Thalgau (partner community
- Neu-Anspach at the Open Directory Project
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