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New Braunfels

New Braunfels, Texas
City
City of New Braunfels
Guadalupe River under Interstate 35 in New Braunfels
Guadalupe River under Interstate 35 in New Braunfels
New Braunfels City Seal.jpg
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Location of New Braunfels in Texas
Location of New Braunfels in Texas
Coordinates: 29°42′N 98°7′W / 29.700°N 98.117°W / 29.700; -98.117Coordinates: 29°42′N 98°7′W / 29.700°N 98.117°W / 29.700; -98.117
Country United StatesUnited States
State TexasTexas
Counties Comal, Guadalupe
Founded 1845 (1845)
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • City Council Mayor Barron Casteel (2014)
George Green
Aja Edwards
Ron Reaves (Mayor Pro Tem)
Chris Monceballez
Wayne Peters
Leah A. Garcia
 • City Manager Robert Camareno
Area
 • Total 44.9 sq mi (116.4 km2)
 • Land 44.4 sq mi (115.1 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation 630 ft (192 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 57,740
 • Estimate (2014) 66,394
 • Density 1,513/sq mi (584.3/km2)
 
Time zone Central (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 78130-78133
Area code(s) 830
FIPS code 48-50820
GNIS feature ID 1342440
Website nbtexas.org

New Braunfels (Listeni/ˌnj ˈbrɔːnfəlz/ new BRAWN-fəlz) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of Comal County and is a principal city of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. The city's population was 57,740 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 70,543 in 2015.

New Braunfels was established in 1845 by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, Commissioner General of the Adelsverein, also known as the Noblemen's Society (in German: Mainzer Adelsverein). Prince Solms named the settlement in honor of his home of Solms-Braunfels, Germany.


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