Neustadt () 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 % SeatsCDUChristian Democratic Union59.915SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany27.67 REP Republicans6.11 FWG Free Voter municipality6.42total10025
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 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 (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
External links
Official website