Neustadt, Hesse

Neustadt
Town
Coat of arms of Neustadt
Coat of arms
MünchhausenBiedenkopfBreidenbachSteffenbergAngelburgBad EndbachDautphetalGladenbachLohraFronhausenWetterLahntalRauschenbergWohratalCölbeWeimarMarburgEbsdorfergrundNeustadtKirchhainAmöneburgStadtallendorfNorth Rhine-WestphaliaWaldeck-FrankenbergSchwalm-Eder-KreisLahn-Dill-KreisGießen (district)Vogelsbergkreis
Location of Neustadt within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
Interactive map of Neustadt
Neustadt is located in Germany
Neustadt
Neustadt
Location within Germany
Neustadt is located in Hesse
Neustadt
Neustadt
Location within Hesse
Coordinates: 50°51′N 9°7′E / 50.850°N 9.117°E / 50.850; 9.117
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictMarburg-Biedenkopf
Government
 • Mayor (2018–24)Thomas Groll (CDU)
Area
 • Total
56.86 km2 (21.95 sq mi)
Elevation
240–300 m (790–980 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
9,289
 • Density163.4/km2 (423.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35279
Dialling codes06692
Vehicle registrationMR
Websitewww.stadt-neustadt-hessen.de

Neustadt (German pronunciation: [ˈnɔʏʃtat] ⓘ) is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Neustadt lies in the Middle Hessian Bergland ("Highland") at the eastern end of Marburg-Biedenkopf district.

Neighbouring municipalities

Neustadt borders in the north on the municipality of Gilserberg, in the east on the town of Schwalmstadt and the municipality of Willingshausen (all three in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis), in the southeast on the municipality of Antrifttal, in the south on the town of Kirtorf (both in the Vogelsbergkreis), and in the west on the town of Stadtallendorf (Marburg-Biedenkopf).

Town divisions

Neustadt, as well as the core municipality known as Neustadt, has centres known as Mengsberg, Momberg and Speckswinkel.

Politics

Town council

After municipal elections on 26 March 2006, the town council is arranged thus:

Parties and Voter groups Share in % Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union 59.9 15
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 27.6 7
REP Republicans 6.1 1
FWG Free Voter municipality 6.4 2
total 100 25

Coat of arms

Neustadt's coat of arms, like many throughout western Germany, depicts Saint Martin of Tours cutting off a piece of his cloak for a poor man and the Wheel of Mainz.

Town partnerships

"Neustadt in Europe" Labour municipality, 2006

Neustadt is a member of the international town friendship called the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Neustadt in Europa, which as of 2025 had 36 member towns – all named Neustadt – in seven Central European countries.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Junker-Hansen-Turm, Neustadt´s landmark
  • Junker-Hansen-Turm (tower), a remainder of a castle built in 1480 by the fortification building master Hans Jakob von Ettlingen; has the world's biggest half-timbered rotunda.

References

  1. ↑ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
  3. ↑ "Welcome". www.neustadt-in-europa.de. Retrieved 2025-05-14.