Neustadt (Weinstraße)
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Market square in the centre of Neustadt
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 Neustadt an der Weinstraße
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| Coordinates: 49°21′N 08°09′E / 49.350°N 8.150°ECoordinates: 49°21′N 08°09′E / 49.350°N 8.150°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Urban district | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hans Georg Löffler (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 117.10 km2 (45.21 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 52,999 | |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 67433, 67434, 67435 | |
| Dialling codes | 06321, 06327 | |
| Vehicle registration | NW | |
| Website | www |
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Neustadt an der Weinstraße (formerly known as "Neustadt an der Haardt") is a town located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With 53,892 inhabitants as of 2002[update], it is the largest town called Neustadt.
The town itself lies in the western park of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region between the Haardt mountains, the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest, and the western edge of the Upper Rhine Plain in the middle of the Palatinate wine region, an area that is around 10 km wide and 85 km long. The Speyerbach river flows through the town from west to east as does the Rehbach, which separates from the Speyerbach within the town at the Winzinger Wassergescheid before emptying into the River Rhine several kilometres further north than the Speyerbach.
The borough, with its incorporated parishes, measures 22.5 km (14.0 mi) from west to east and 9.5 km (5.9 mi) from north to south. Its highest point is 619 m above sea level (NN) at the Hohe Loog House at the top of the Hohe Loog mountain and its lowest is 108 m above NN in the village of Geinsheim.
Over time the original town and its surrounding settlements, hamlets and farmsteads have grown together, blurring the original boundaries of the town. Today these have become the town quarters of Branchweilerhof in the southeast, the Hambacher Höhe to the southwest, the Afrikaviertel (so named because its streets are named after researchers into Africa) and the Schöntal to the west. These quarters do not have any particular privileges and are not legally incorporated districts, although some voting precinct borders match part of the boundaries.
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