Neustadt in Sachsen (original) (raw)
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Town in Saxony, Germany
| Neustadt in Sachsen | |
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Location of Neustadt in Sachsen within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district  |
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  Neustadt in Sachsen Show map of Germany Neustadt in Sachsen Show map of Saxony |
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| Coordinates: 51°01′26″N 14°13′00″E / 51.02389°N 14.21667°E / 51.02389; 14.21667 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Peter Mühle[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83.05 km2 (32.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,888 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01841–01844 |
| Dialling codes | 03596 |
| Vehicle registration | PIR |
| Website | www.neustadt-sachsen.de |
Neustadt in Sachsen is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Czech Republic, 35 km east of Dresden (centre), and 23 km southwest of Bautzen. At Neustadt, there is an Observation Tower at Goetzinger's Height, one of the oldest lattice towers in the world.
On August 1, 2007 the villages Berthelsdorf, Langburkersdorf, Niederottendorf, Oberottendorf, Rückersdorf and Rugiswalde of the former municipality Hohwald were integrated into the town.[3]
Buildings of Interest
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The 1616 vicarage, Neustadt in Saxony
- Town hall (c.1700)[4]
- Vicarage (1616)
- St Jacob's Church (rebuilt 1884)
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ Website of former municipality
- ^ Neustadthalle in Sachsen
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