Neustadt an der Weinstraße

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Coordinates: 49°21′N, 8°9′E

Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	urban district
Population	53,760 (2005)
Area	117.10 km²
Population density	459 /km²
Elevation	136 m
Coordinates	49°21′ N 8°9′ E
Postal code	67433-67435
Area code	06321, 06327
Licence plate code	NW
Mayor	Hans Georg Löffler (CDU)
Website	neustadt-weinstrasse.de

Neustadt an der Weinstraße, otherwise known as Neustadt a. d. Weinstr. (abbreviated), Neustadt/Weinstrasse (as it would appear on train departure and arrival boards) or Neustadt (Weinstrasse). It is located in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. With 53,892 inhabitants as of 2002, it is probably the largest city called Neustadt.

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.

Neustadt a. d. W. is one of several dozen German and Austrian cities called Neustadt - Neustadt translates as "New City" or "New Town," hence the profusion of like-named communities. 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."

The ten districts 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

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• Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
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[edit] External links

• Neustadt/Weinstrasse tourist information in English
• Neustadt-Links - about 1200 links to enterprises and organizations in Neustadt (in German)

	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 | Heidelberg | Karlsruhe | Stuttgart | Trier | Würzburg, see also: Alsace (F) | Lorraine (F) | Wissembourg (F)

	Urban and rural districts in the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany
Urban districts	Frankenthal | Kaiserslautern | Koblenz | Landau | Ludwigshafen | Mainz | Neustadt (Weinstraße) 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-Kreis | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Südliche Weinstraße | Südwestpfalz | Trier-Saarburg | Vulkaneifel | Westerwaldkreis