Neustadt (Hesse)

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Neustadt


Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Gießen
District	Marburg-Biedenkopf
Population	9,121 (31/12/2004)
Area	56.88 km²
Population density	160 /km²
Elevation	240 - 300 m
Coordinates	50°51′ N 9°7′ E
Postal code	35279
Area code	06692
Licence plate code	MR
Mayor	Manfred Hoim (CDU)
Website	Stadt Neustadt

Neustadt is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

1 Geography
2 Politics
3 Culture and sightseeing
- 3.1 Buildings
4 Reference
5 External links

[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 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.

[edit] Culture and sightseeing

[edit] 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.