Town in Hesse, Germany
Neustadt is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse , Germany .
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
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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.
References
External links
Wappen des Landkreises Marburg-Biedenkopf
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