Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg

Neuenstein
Coat of arms
Neuenstein
Location of Neuenstein within Hohenlohekreis district
Coordinates: 49°12′N 9°35′E / 49.200°N 9.583°E / 49.200; 9.583Coordinates: 49°12′N 9°35′E / 49.200°N 9.583°E / 49.200; 9.583
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Hohenlohekreis
Municipal assoc.	Hohenloher Ebene
Government
• Mayor	Karl Michael Nicklas
Area
• Total	47.84 km2 (18.47 sq mi)
Elevation	284 m (932 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,506
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	74632
Dialling codes	07942
Vehicle registration	KÜN
Website	www.neuenstein.de

Neuenstein is a town in the Hohenlohe district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Künzelsau, and 27 km east of Heilbronn.

The 16th century castle, home to H.S.H. the prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen, is open to visitors.

Neuenstein Castle

Mayor

From 1999 to 2015 Sabine Eckert-Viereckel was the mayor. On the election in February 2015 Karl Michael Nicklas was elected with 85% of the votes. ^[2]

Sons and daughters of the town

• Wendel Hipler (around 1465-1526), leader of the peasants in the German Peasants' War
• Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (1622-1698), (Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and imperial Generalfeldmarschall in the Turkish War

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