Bad Neustadt an der Saale | |
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Market square with the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the background | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′19″N 10°12′58″E / 50.32194°N 10.21611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Lower Franconia |
| District | Rhön-Grabfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Michael Werner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.79 km2 (14.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
| • Total | 15,434 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97616 |
| Dialling codes | 09771 |
| Vehicle registration | NES |
| Website | bad-neustadt |
Bad Neustadt an der Saale, officially Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale and frequently simply called Bad Neustadt, is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of Rhön-Grabfeld in Lower Franconia. It is on the rivers Fränkische Saale and Brend, near the Rhön Mountains, 30 km north of Schweinfurt, and 47 km southeast of Fulda.
Between 1972 and 1978 some originally separate villages were combined together administratively and became part of Bad Neustadt. So today Bad Neustadt has the following Stadtteile (parts of the town):
(Number of residents in brackets)
In 1979 Bad Neustadt founded a community of all towns called Neustadt (new town). Today 34 towns of 5 different countries are members of this project Neustadt in Europe. Bad Neustadt is the only Neustadt with the prefix Bad (spa town).
Bad Neustadt has the following twin towns: