Neustadt, Hesse
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| Neustadt | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Marburg-Biedenkopf |
| Mayor | Thomas Groll (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 56.88 km² (22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240-300 m |
| Population | 9,075 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 160 /km² (413 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | MR |
| Postal code | 35279 |
| Area code | 06692 |
| Website | www.stadt-neustadt-hessen.de |
| Location of the town of Neustadt within Marburg-Biedenkopf district | |
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Neustadt is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Neustadt lies in the Middle Hessian Bergland ("Highland") at the eastern end of Marburg-Biedenkopf district.
[edit] 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).
[edit] Town divisions
Neustadt has, as well as the core community known as Neustadt, centres known as Mengsberg, Momberg and Speckswinkel.
[edit] Politics
[edit] 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 | |
[edit] Coat of arms
Neustadt's coat of arms depicts the local patron saint, Saint Martin, and indeed, it bears a striking likeness to Amöneburg's coat of arms, the main differences being those of colour and the lack, in Neustadt's arms, of the town's initial.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Culture and sightseeing
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
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