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Neustadt, Westerwaldkreis

Coordinates: 50°37′58″N 8°2′30″E / 50.63278°N 8.04167°E / 50.63278; 8.04167
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Neustadt
Coat of arms of Neustadt
Location of Neustadt within Westerwaldkreis district
Neustadt is located in Germany
Neustadt
Neustadt
Neustadt is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Neustadt
Neustadt
Coordinates: 50°37′58″N 8°2′30″E / 50.63278°N 8.04167°E / 50.63278; 8.04167
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Rennerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Anke Schöw[1]
Area
 • Total2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Elevation
496 m (1,627 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total586
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56479
Dialling codes02664
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.rennerod.de

Neustadt/ Westerwald is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

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Location

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg an der Lahn. Through the community flows the Große Nister. Neustadt belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Neighbouring communities

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Neustadt is surrounded by the communities of Niederroßbach in the north, Emmerichenhain in the east, Hellenhahn-Schellenberg in the south and Höhn in the west.

History

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In 1384, Neustadt/Westerwald had its first documentary mention.

Religion

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Roughly 82% of the population is Catholic with the other 18% following either another or no faith.

Politics

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Community council

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The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Coat of arms

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The wavy bend sinister in the community's arms stands for its location on the Große Nister. The black eagle in gold – the Imperial eagle – symbolizes today's rural area of Forstwiese, which was once an Imperial forest. The waterwheel stands for the two former mills at Neustadt, which did grinding for the Neustadt-Hellenhahn-Schellenberg milling region. The tinctures gold and blue are Nassau's (golden lion in blue) and refer to the community's former territorial allegiance.

Town partnerships

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Neustadt in Europa working company, 2006

Neustadt is a member of the international town friendship group Neustadt in Europa with 34 members in five countries (as of 15 August 2005).

Culture and sightseeing

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Economy and infrastructure

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Right near the community run Bundesstraßen 54, linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (DortmundHanau), some 18 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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