Neustadt an der Weinstraße

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Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Urban district
Mayor	Hans Georg Löffler (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	117.10 km² (45.2 sq mi)
Elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Population	53,506 (31/12/2006)
- Density	457 /km² (1,183 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	NW
Postal codes	67433, 67434, 67435
Area codes	06321, 06327
Website	neustadt-weinstrasse.de Coordinates: 49°21′0″N 08°09′0″E / 49.35, 8.15

Neustadt an der Weinstraße is a city located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With 53,892 inhabitants as of 2002, it is the largest city called Neustadt.

1 Etymology
2 Sights
3 Subdivisions
4 Partner Cities
5 External links

[edit] Etymology

Officially known under the abbreviation Neustadt a. d. Weinstr., the name is sometimes shortened as Neustadt/Weinstrasse (as on train departure and arrival boards) or Neustadt (Weinstrasse). The name means New city on the wine route, as it lies on the German wine route (Deutsche Weinstrasse) and is located in Rhineland-Palatinate, in Germany. Neustadt a. d. W. It is one of several dozen German and Austrian cities called Neustadt. These New Towns are typically distinguished by the rivers upon which they lie (e. g., Neustadt (Aisch)), the regions they are located in (e. g., Neustadt/Hessen) or, in this case, a peculiar distinctive feature - namely Weinstraße - "Wine Route."

[edit] Sights

Casimirianum, University from 1578

Marketplace

It has a beautiful old town centre with a market square surrounded by many half-timbered houses. Neustadt has one of the warmest climates in Germany, and summer temperatures of 30-35^oC are common. Most important for Neustadt's economy are tourism and wine, as in the entire Palatinate. The largest local employer is the BASF (Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik), located in Ludwigshafen am Rhein - one of the largest chemical companies in the world. The symbols of Neustadt are the Elwetritsche which can be visited at a special well in the town centre. These are fabulous beasts of local folklore. Neustadt is less than an hour away from larger cities such as Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg and Frankfurt.

[edit] Subdivisions

The ten boroughs of Neustadt a. d. W. are: Diedesfeld, Duttweiler, Geinsheim, Gimmeldingen, Haardt, Hambach, Königsbach, Lachen-Speyerdorf, Mußbach, and Winzingen. The district of Hambach has become well known for the Hambacher Fest held in 1832 at the Hambach Castle.

[edit] Partner Cities

[edit] External links

Important cities and tourist sites in Germany:
Area of Heidelberg / Rhine-Neckar

Major cities:	Heidelberg \| Kaiserslautern \| Ludwigshafen \| Mannheim \| Neustadt \| Speyer \| Worms
Other tourist sites:	Bad Dürkheim \| Bad Rappenau \| Buchen \| Eberbach \| Edenkoben \| Ladenburg \| Lorsch \| Mosbach \| Neckargemünd \| Sinsheim \| Weinheim \| Walldürn
Landscapes:	Kurpfalz \| Neckar river \| Odenwald \| Pfalz (Palatinate) \| Rhine river
Nearby areas:	Frankfurt \| German Wine Route \|Heidelberg \| Karlsruhe \| Palatinate Forest \| Stuttgart \| Trier \| Würzburg, see also: Alsace (F) \| Lorraine (F) \| Wissembourg (F)

v • d • e Urban and rural districts in the State of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany

Urban districts	Frankenthal · Kaiserslautern · Koblenz · Landau · Ludwigshafen · Mainz · Neustadt · Pirmasens · Speyer · Trier · Worms · Zweibrücken

Rural districts	Ahrweiler · Altenkirchen · Alzey-Worms · Bad Dürkheim · Bad Kreuznach · Bernkastel-Wittlich · Birkenfeld · Bitburg-Prüm · Cochem-Zell · Donnersbergkreis · Germersheim · Kaiserslautern · Kusel · Mainz-Bingen · Mayen-Koblenz · Neuwied · Rhein-Hunsrück · Rhein-Lahn-Kreis · Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis · Südliche Weinstraße · Südwestpfalz · Trier-Saarburg · Vulkaneifel · Westerwaldkreis