Neustadt / Harz
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Neustadt / Harz
Harztor rural community
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| Height : | 280 m | |
| Area : | 11.47 km² | |
| Residents : | 1122 (December 31, 2016) | |
| Population density : | 98 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | 6th July 2018 | |
| Postal code : | 99768 | |
| Area code : | 036331 | |
Location of Neustadt / Harz in Thuringia |
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Neustadt / Harz is a district of the Harztor rural community in the Nordhausen district ( Thuringia ) and a state-approved climatic health resort .
geography
Neustadt is located in the southern Harz , northeast of Nordhausen and until recently belonged to the administrative community Hohnstein / Südharz .
Waters
Through the state-approved health resort (the recognition is limited until 12 December 2029) flows Kappel Bach , also known as Hardt Bach is called, and in the small Wälzebach flows . There is also a gondola pond on the northern edge of the village, where rowing boats are available for hire in summer.
Kappelbach
Gondola pond
history
In 1372 the place was first mentioned in a document as "Novenstadt" (from Latin novus "new").
Since 1417, the Counts of Stolberg owned the castle and office of Hohnstein .
In 1485 the town was able to build a town hall, received market and brewing rights and was allowed to erect and fortify a statue of Roland as a sign of its own jurisdiction .
During the Thirty Years War, an imperial army besieged Hohnstein Castle and destroyed it by setting fire to it (1627).
A major fire destroyed Neustadt almost completely on September 10, 1678; only three houses survived the disaster.
As a replacement for the burned down "Old Castle", the Counts of Stolberg had the "New Castle of Neustadt" built in classicism style on an older manor in 1744 . It became the seat of the administration of the Hohnstein Office with court, consistory and district forester. Five craft guilds had their headquarters in Neustadt. In addition, forestry and mining (initially on copper slate, then in the 18th and 19th centuries on hard coal) played a major role.
In the second half of the 19th century, the place lost all its offices and was assigned to the Ilfeld district in the province of Hanover .
Tourism developed in the 19th century. A spa house was built in 1870 and a bathhouse eight years later. From 1887 Hermann Kronberg ran a sanatorium based on a naturopathic treatment. Neustadt has been able to call itself a climatic health resort since 1890 . In 1908 Hermann Löns stayed in Neustadt as a spa guest, a memorial stone commemorates this. In 1929, under Georg Steinhoff, a second sanatorium was built on Burgstrasse.
In 1945, under Soviet occupation, the palace and domain of the Princes zu Stolberg were expropriated without compensation.
The club life in Neustadt was and is very pronounced with the carnival club, the folk choir, the fire brigade and various sports clubs. Tourism became even more important. A forest pool, a gondola pond and six holiday settlements were created.
Due to the union with the neighboring municipality of Osterode , which came into effect on July 1, 1950, Neustadt exceeded the population of 1000 for the first time.
After the fall of the Wall, the hotels were renovated and new cafes and restaurants opened. The infrastructure of the place with new road construction and central sewer system was expanded. Well-developed walking and hiking trails have been laid out by the Harz Club.
In December 2014, the place was recognized as a "climatic health resort" (limited until December 12, 2029).
On July 6, 2018, Neustadt was incorporated into the Harztor community.
politics
Former councilor
The municipal council in Neustadt consisted of twelve council members:
(As of: local elections on May 25, 2014 )
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on March 11, 2008.
Blazon : “In gold, a bricked red arch with battlements, on top of it three pointed red towers, the middle one larger; under the arch a black stag resting on a green shield base. "
Partnerships
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Neustadt is a member of the international city friendship Neustadt in Europa , in which 37 cities called " Neustadt " from seven countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Netherlands) are united.
Culture and sights
- Evangelical Church of St. George
- Memorial stone next to the church: "Savior of Neustadt, which was burned on September 10, 1678": Pastor Ernestus Reppelius, Mayor and Councilor, Christoph Ludwig I. Graf zu Stolberg, donors from many villages and towns in the empire (plaque from IG Burg Hohnstein eV )
- Rectory
- Roland
- "Old Gate" and the neighboring parlor
- Numerous handsome half-timbered houses
- Former mansion ("New Castle") of the Princely Domain and neighboring former farm buildings. The manor house of the Princely Stolberg-Stolberg Domain was built in 1743/44. It was the administrative seat of the Hohnstein Office until 1866, and was owned by the Princes of Stolberg-Stolberg until 1945. The Soviet occupying power wanted to demolish the mansion according to “Order 209” of the SMAD, but this could be prevented through the use of Neustadt personalities. From 1945 the mansion was then a boarding school for the kindergarten teachers' school, the institute for teacher training and until 1986 Neustädter elementary school. It is empty (2014) and shows signs of decay.
The near and far surroundings of Neustadt are rich in sights, all of which are accessible via hiking trails. Of the three castle ruins, the Hohnstein castle ruins are the most significant as one of the oldest structures in the entire Harz region. It is also worth visiting the recently renovated and listed Neustadt drinking water reservoir (also often referred to as the Nordhäuser reservoir), which is only about six kilometers from the village. There is also a separate forest pool not far from the village, as well as the Poppenberg ( 601 m above sea level ), with which the Hochharz already begins.
Domain, mansion
Former domain building
Rectory
Honor roll for "Rescuers Neustadts"
Half-timbered house in Steinstrasse
Old gate
Old gate from the south
Former castle and manor building
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Economy and Infrastructure
In addition to some handicraft businesses, tourism, due to its status as a climatic health resort, with its accommodation businesses determines the economy of Neustadt. The specialist hospital for respiratory diseases is likely to be the largest single employer .
Leisure and sports facilities
- Waldbad Neustadt
- Golf course
Personalities
- Hermann von Dassel (1860–1936), Hamburg judge and member of parliament
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Certificate of the Free State of Thuringia dated December 12, 2014 , accessed on May 4, 2017.
- ↑ Thuringian Law and Ordinance Gazette No. 7 2018 of July 5, 2018 , accessed on July 6, 2018
- ↑ http://www.wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=GW&wjahr=2009&habenErg=GEM&wknr=062&gemnr=62036
- ↑ http://www.wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=GW&wjahr=2014&angeboteErg=GEM&wknr=062&gemnr=62036 Municipal and city council elections in Thuringia - election results 2014
