Neustadt an der Weinstraße

Template:Infobox Town DE Neustadt an der Weinstraße, otherwise known as Neustadt a.d. Weinstr. (abbreviated), Neustadt/Weinstrasse (as it would appear on train departure and arrival boards) or Neustadt (Weinstrasse). It is located in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. With 53,892 inhabitants as of 2002, it is probably the largest city called Neustadt.

It has a beautiful old town centre with a market square surrounded by many half-timbered houses. Neustadt has one of the warmest climates in Germany, therefore summer temperatures about 30- 35 C are common. Most important for Neustadt's economy are tourism and wine, as in the entire Palatinate. The largest local employer is the BASF (Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik), located in Ludwigshafen--one of the largest chemical companies in the world. The symbols of Neustadt are the Elwetritsche which can be visited at a special well in the town centre. These are fabulous beasts of local folklore. Neustadt is less than an hour away from larger cities such as Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg and Frankfurt.

Neustadt a.d. W. is one of several dozen German and Austrian cities called Neustadt - Neustadt translates as "New City" or "New Town," hence the profusion of like-named communities. These New Towns are typically distinguished by the rivers upon which they lie (e.g., Neustadt (Aisch)), the regions they are located in (e.g., Neustadt/Hessen) or, in this case, a peculiar distinctive feature -- namely Weinstraße - "Wine Route."

The ten districts of Neustadt a.d. W. are Diedesfeld, Duttweiler, Geinsheim, Gimmeldingen, Haardt, Hambach, Königsbach, Lachen-Speyerdorf, Mußbach, and Winzingen. The district of Hambach has become well known for the Hambacher Fest held in 1832 at the Hambach Castle.

Its partner cities are Lincoln, England; Mâcon, France; Manchester, New Hampshire; Mersin-Yenisehir, Turkey; Wernigerode, Germany; and Quanzhou, China.

External links

• Neustadt/Weinstrasse tourist information in English
• Neustadt-Links - about 1200 links to enterprises and organizations in Neustadt (in German)
• The Inside Out Guide to Lincoln website.: Visitor guide publications to Neustadt's twin city Lincoln, UK