Neustadt (Dosse)

Neustadt (Dosse)

Town church

Coat of arms
Neustadt (Dosse)

Coordinates: 52°52′00″N 12°25′59″E / 52.86667°N 12.43306°E / 52.86667; 12.43306Coordinates: 52°52′00″N 12°25′59″E / 52.86667°N 12.43306°E / 52.86667; 12.43306
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Municipal assoc. Neustadt (Dosse)
Government
 • Mayor Sabine Ehrlich (SPD)
Area
 • Total 75.43 km2 (29.12 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,403
 • Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 16845
Dialling codes 033970
Vehicle registration OPR
Website www.neustadt-dosse.de

Neustadt (Dosse) is a town in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany with a population of 3,575 (as of 2010). It has a total area of 75.43 km², and lies close to the river Dosse.

History

Neustadt was founded in 1407 by the Count of Ruppin. In 1788, the Prussian king Friedrich William II expanded the town and his stud. Until today, the national stud of Brandenburg (Brandenburgisches Haupt- und Landgestüt, i.e. Brandenburgian Main and State Stud) is located in Neustadt which is thus a principal place of the horse breeding in Brandenburg, especially for horses of the Brandenburger breed.

Areas

Babe, Helenenhof, Köritz, Leddin, Lindenau, Neuhof, Neuroddahn, Plänitz, Schönfeld, Spiegelberg, and Strubbergshof.

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)
Neustadt (Dosse):
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)[2]
Year Population
1875 3 838
1890 3 768
1910 3 668
1925 4 138
1933 4 010
1939 3 873
1946 6 458
1950 6 231
1964 4 684
1971 4 486
Year Population
1981 4 097
1985 3 972
1989 4 029
1990 3 946
1991 4 030
1992 4 088
1993 4 039
1994 3 963
1995 4 084
1996 4 042
Year Population
1997 4 112
1998 4 200
1999 4 151
2000 4 013
2001 4 044
2002 4 013
2003 4 004
2004 3 876
2005 3 781
2006 3 718
Year Population
2007 3 691
2008 3 645
2009 3 622
2010 3 575
2011 3 531
2012 3 462
2013 3 403

Sightseeing

The mummy of Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz is located in Kampehl, which is a locality of Neustadt (Dosse).

Transportation

At Neustadt, there is a train stop of the regional express on the Berlin–Hamburg Railway.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2013 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2014.
  2. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

Media related to Neustadt (Dosse) at Wikimedia Commons


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