Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg
Neuenstein is a town in the Hohenlohe district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Künzelsau, and 27 km east of Heilbronn.
Neuenstein | |
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Location of Neuenstein within Hohenlohekreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°12′N 9°35′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Hohenlohekreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hohenloher Ebene |
| Subdivisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karl Michael Nicklas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.84 km2 (18.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,607 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 74632 |
| Dialling codes | 07942 |
| Vehicle registration | KÜN |
| Website | www.neuenstein.de |
The 16th century castle, home to H.S.H. the prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen, is open to visitors.
Neuenstein Castle
Mayor
From 1999 to 2015 Sabine Eckert-Viereckel was the mayor. In February 2015 Karl Michael Nicklas was elected with 85% of the votes. [2]
Sons and daughters of the town
- Wendel Hipler (around 1465-1526), leader of the peasants in the German Peasants' War
- Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (1622-1698), (Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and imperial Generalfeldmarschall in the Turkish War
References
- "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
- http://www.swr.de/swr4/bw/region-aktuell/heilbronn/buergermeisterwahl-neuenstein-nach-16-jahren-wieder-mann-als-buergermeister/-/id=258308/nid=258308/did=15129690/12bq9i/index.html, accessed 24. February 2015
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