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Location of the town of Neustadt within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Marburg-Biedenkopf |
| Mayor | Thomas Groll (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 56.88 km2 (21.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240-300 m |
| Population | 8,846 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 156 /km2 (403 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | MR |
| Postal code | 35279 |
| Area code | 06692 |
| Website | www.stadt-neustadt-hessen.de |
Neustadt is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hessen, Germany.
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Neustadt lies in the Middle Hessian Bergland ("Highland") at the eastern end of Marburg-Biedenkopf district.
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).
Neustadt has, as well as the core community known as Neustadt, centres known as Mengsberg, Momberg and Speckswinkel.
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 | |
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.
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.
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