Neuwied

Neuwied is a German town in Rhineland-Palatinate. It is on the north/west side of the Rhine River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) northwest from Koblenz. About 70,000 people live there.

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Location of Neuwied within Neuwied district
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Coordinates: 50°25′43″N 7°27′41″E / 50.42861°N 7.46139°E / 50.42861; 7.46139Coordinates: 50°25′43″N 7°27′41″E / 50.42861°N 7.46139°E / 50.42861; 7.46139
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictNeuwied
Subdivisions13 Stadtteile
Government
 • Lord mayorJan Einig[1]
Area
 • Total86.50 km2 (33.40 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total65,750
 • Density760.12/km2 (1,968.69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56501–56567
Vehicle registrationNR
Websitewww.neuwied.de

Geography

The 86.5 square kilometres of area are divided in the districts of:

  • Altwied
  • Block
  • Engers
  • Feldkirchen
  • Gladbach
  • Heimbach-Weis
  • Irlich
  • Niederbieber
  • Oberbieber
  • Rodenbach
  • Segendorf
  • Torney

Infrastructure

Neuwied is connected to the German network of Bundesstraßen (national routes) (here: B9, B42 and B256). The Autobahnen (motorways) A3, A48 and A61 are quickly reachable from Neuwied. Using the Koblenz main station, all rhine railways and the Intercity network of Germany are available.

Industry

There is a lot of industry in Neuwied, for example the production of building materials, metals and big-sized machines.

Neuwied Media

References

  1. "Oberbürgermeisterwahl in Neuwied: Jan Einig schafft historischen Wahlsieg | Koblenz | SWR Aktuell | SWR.de". Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2018-08-27.

Other websites

  Media related to Neuwied at Wikimedia Commons