New Braunfels
| New Braunfels, Texas | ||
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| City of New Braunfels | ||
Guadalupe River under Interstate 35 in New Braunfels
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 Location of New Braunfels in Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°42′N 98°7′W / 29.700°N 98.117°WCoordinates: 29°42′N 98°7′W / 29.700°N 98.117°W | ||
| Country |
 United States
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 Texas
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| Counties | Comal, Guadalupe | |
| Founded | 1845 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-Manager | |
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Mayor Barron Casteel (2014) George Green Aja Edwards Ron Reaves (Mayor Pro Tem) Chris Monceballez Wayne Peters Leah A. Garcia |
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| • 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 |
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New Braunfels (
i/ˌnjuː 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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