Neustadt (Dosse)
Neustadt | |
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Town church | |
Location of Neustadt (Dosse) within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district | |
Coordinates: 52°52′00″N 12°25′59″E / 52.86667°N 12.43306°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Ostprignitz-Ruppin |
Municipal assoc. | Neustadt (Dosse) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2024–29) | André Stimm[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 75.43 km2 (29.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,499 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 16845 |
Dialling codes | 033970 |
Vehicle registration | OPR |
Website | www.neustadt-dosse.de |
Neustadt (Dosse) is a town in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany with a population of 3,575 (as of 2010). It has a total area of 75.43 km2, and lies close to the river Dosse.
History
[edit]Neustadt was founded in 1407 by the Count of Ruppin. In 1788, the Prussian king Friedrich William II expanded the town and his stud. Until today, the national stud of Brandenburg (Brandenburgisches Haupt- und Landgestüt, i.e. Brandenburgian Main and State Stud) is located in Neustadt which is thus a principal place of the horse breeding in Brandenburg, especially for horses of the Brandenburger breed.
From 1815 to 1945, Neustadt was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. from 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.
Areas
[edit]Babe, Helenenhof, Kampehl, Köritz, Leddin, Lindenau, Neuhof, Neuroddahn, Plänitz, Schönfeld, Spiegelberg, and Strubbergshof.
Demography
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Mayor
[edit]Sabine Ehrlich (SPD) was elected in May 2014 with 54,3 % of the votes for a term of five years.[4][5]
Sightseeing
[edit]The mummy of Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz is located in Kampehl, which is a locality of Neustadt (Dosse).
Transportation
[edit]At Neustadt, there is a train stop of the regional express on the Berlin–Hamburg Railway.
Sons and daughters of the town
[edit]- Ludwig Jonas (1797-1859), theologian
- August Lindemann (1842-1921), architect
- Paul Gustaf Krause (1867-1945), paleontologist
- Fritz Thörner (1869-1940), writer
References
[edit]- ^ Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ § 73 des Brandenburgischen Kommunalwahlgesetzes
- ^ Ergebnis der Bürgermeisterwahl am 25. Mai 2014
External links
[edit] Media related to Neustadt (Dosse) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Neustadt (Dosse) (in German)