Äußere Neustadt

Äußere Neustadt
Junction Rothenburger-/Louisenstraße
Location of Äußere Neustadt in Dresden
Coordinates: 51°4′N 13°45′E / 51.067°N 13.750°E / 51.067; 13.750Coordinates: 51°4′N 13°45′E / 51.067°N 13.750°E / 51.067; 13.750
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Urban district
City	Dresden
Borough	Neustadt
Area
• Total	1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population (December 31, 2006)
• Total	14,941
• Density	13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Vehicle registration	DD

Äußere Neustadt (English "Outer New Town"), also known as Antonstadt after Anthony (German: Anton), King of Saxony, is a neighborhood in Dresden, Germany. The Äußere Neustadt contains the part of the Neustadt that is located outside of where the old city walls used to be. Today the area is known for its thriving bars and clubs.

The Äußere Neustadt is bounded by Bautzener Straße and Albertplatz to the south, Königsbrücker Straße to the west, the street Bischofsweg and Alaunpark to the north, and the Prießnitz river to the east. These, however, are the official borders. Many people consider the neighborhood of Hecht to be part of the Äußere Neustadt even though it technically belongs to the Leipziger Vorstadt.

Äußere Neustadt is not far away from Bahnhof Dresden-Neustadt which is the second largest train station in Dresden. This station grants access to the ICE network.

A number of tramlines serve the Äußere Neustadt. Albertplatz at the southern border is the most important hub in Dresden north of the Elbe. One of the few single track sections in Dresden is in the quarter due to its cramped streets.

The streets have remained mostly the same since they were originally laid out in 1745. Among the first businesses to emerge in the area were a casting house and an alum boilery (Alaunstraße gets its name from the German word for alum). The world's first milk chocolate was produced in 1839 in a factory opened in between modern-day Timaeusstraße and Jordanstraße by Gottfried Heinrich Christoph Jordan and August Friedrich Christian Timaeus.

The area boomed in the late 19th century, when many of its characteristic buildings were erected. Today, it is one of the largest urban areas in Germany with enclosed Wilhelminian-era architecture. This has much to do with the fact that the Äußere Neustadt was not greatly affected by the bombing of Dresden in World War II.

The festival known as Bunte Republik Neustadt ("The Colorful Republic of Neustadt" a play on Bundesrepublik Deutschland, the German name of the federal republic of Germany) has taken place every year since 1990 in the Äußere Neustadt. It has become East Germany's largest city festival with more than 150,000 visitors in 2006.