Neutraubling

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Neutraubling
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Neutraubling
Neutraubling (Germany)
Neutraubling
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberpfalz
District Regensburg
Town subdivisions 2 Stadtteile
Mayor Heinz Kiechle (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 12.00 km² (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation 330 m  (1083 ft)
Population 12,995  (30/06/2007)
 - Density 1,083 /km² (2,805 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate R
Postal code 93073
Area code 09401
Website www.neutraubling.de

Coordinates: 48°59′37″N 12°11′43″E / 48.99361, 12.19528

Neutraubling is a town in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany, in the district of Regensburg.

The town has only existed since 1951. After the second world war displaced Germans from the east parts of the Reich settled in the ruins of the bombed military airport. Today it is a more or less important industrial site. During second world war Neutraubling was used as an airbase. Its closeness to the Messerschmitt production in Regensburg may have been an advantage at some point. However, still today there can be relicts found of the early history of Neutraubling and its airbase past. For example the so called "Schlangenbau", now giving home to people from various nations all over the world, was the commando center of the airbase. The small pond allocated next to the Schlangenbau was used as a water reservoir for the fire watch of the airbase. Even the Catholic church there still harbors various signs of the past. It is said that parts of the wall of the church have been taken from a destroyed hangar. The main road leading through the city itself has its roots in one of the WW II airstrips. It is also a rumour, that Neutraubling also served as one of the outposts of Concentration Camp Dachau, which is situated about 75 miles to the south (in Munich's neighbourhood). For a better understanding it is essential to check out the of this article. Despite Neutraubling's earliest roots, dating back to the stone age period, it can't compete with Regensburg's rich history. Neutraubling is also providing a fully fletched education infrastructure starting already with 3 kindegardens up to a grammar school. Furthermore, Neutraubling is also home to diverse medium seized and internationally operating enterprises, e.g. Krones, which has its very roots in this city. Nightlife in Neutraubling is what can be expected from a city with merely 13,000 inhabitants.