Bad Neustadt an der Saale

Bad Neustadt an der Saale, officially Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale[3] and frequently simply called Bad Neustadt, is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of Rhön-Grabfeld in Lower Franconia. It is on the rivers Fränkische Saale and Brend, near the Rhön Mountains, 30 km north of Schweinfurt, and 47 km southeast of Fulda.

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Coat of arms of Bad Neustadt an der Saale
Location of Bad Neustadt an der Saale within Rhön-Grabfeld district
Bad Neustadt an der Saale in NES.svg
Coordinates: 50°19′19″N 10°12′58″E / 50.32194°N 10.21611°E / 50.32194; 10.21611Coordinates: 50°19′19″N 10°12′58″E / 50.32194°N 10.21611°E / 50.32194; 10.21611
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionLower Franconia
DistrictRhön-Grabfeld
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Michael Werner[1]
Area
 • Total36.79 km2 (14.20 sq mi)
Elevation
242 m (794 ft)
Population
 (2016-12-31)[2]
 • Total15,334
 • Density416.80/km2 (1,079.50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97616
Vehicle registrationNES
Websitebad-neustadt.de

Town structure

Between 1972 and 1978 some originally separate villages were combined together administratively and became part of Bad Neustadt. So today Bad Neustadt has the following Stadtteile (parts of the town):

(Number of residents in brackets)

Neustadt in Europe and twin towns and cities

In 1979 Bad Neustadt founded a community of all towns called Neustadt (new town). Today 34 towns of 5 different countries are members of this project Neustadt in Europe. Bad Neustadt is the only Neustadt with the prefix Bad (spa town).

Bad Neustadt has the following twin towns:

Other websites

References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Impressum". bad-neustadt.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 13 May 2021.