Neumünster

Neumünster (German pronunciation: [nɔʏˈmʏnstɐ]) is an urban municipality in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With more than 79,000 registered inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest municipality in Schleswig-Holstein (behind Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg).

Neumünster
City hall
Coat of arms
Location of Neumünster
Neumünster
Neumünster
Coordinates: 54°04′17″N 09°59′24″E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictUrban district
Subdivisions9 Stadtbezirke
Government
 • Lord mayorDr. Olaf Tauras (CDU)
Area
 • Total71.57 km2 (27.63 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total80,196
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
24534 - 24539
Dialling codes04321
Vehicle registrationNMS
WebsiteOfficial website
Vicelinkirche (Vicelin Church)

History

The first historic record of the precursor village "Wippendorf" dates from 1127.

Current situation

Neumünster station is a major railway junction with lines running in six (formerly seven) directions, including the important Hamburg-Altona–Kiel and Neumünster–Flensburg lines.

Near Neumünster at Ehndorf, there is a high-power medium wave transmission facility for transmitting the programmes of Deutschlandfunk, the Ehndorf transmitter, which is often named incorrectly as "Neumünster transmitter".

Geography

Neumünster is located at river Schwale, near the geographical center of Schleswig-Holstein, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Kiel, 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Hamburg and 72 kilometres (45 mi) west of Lübeck. The Aukrug Nature Park is close to the town.

Mayors and Lord mayors

In 1870 Neumünster received the town privileges. Since 1904 Max Röer was the Lord mayor.[2]

  • 1870–1894: Eduard Schlichting
  • 1894–1919: Max Röer
  • 1919–1933: Detlef Schmidt
  • 1933–1945: Max Stahmer (NSDAP)
  • 1945–1946: Gustav Bärwald (Oberstadtdirektor)
  • 1946–1948: Ludolf Behnke (CDU)
  • 1948–1950: Hugo Voß (SPD)
  • 1950–1970: Walther Lehmkuhl (SPD)
  • 1970–1988: Uwe Harder (SPD)
  • 1988–1991: Franz-Josef Pröpper (SPD)
  • 1991–2009: Hartmut Unterlehberg (SPD)
  • since September 2009: Olaf Tauras (CDU)

Population development
  • 1803: 2,588
  • 1900: 27,335
  • 1939: 54,094
  • 1946: 66,185
  • 1972: 86,745
  • 2005: 78,333
  • 2012: 76,951
  • 2015: 79,197

The 10 largest groups of foreign residents by the end of 2018 are :

 Turkey1,760
 Syria1,320
 Poland995
 Bulgaria970
 Romania875
 Afghanistan690
 Iraq515
 Russia295
 Iran250
 Croatia205

Notable residents
Memorial plate Eduard Müller in Neumünster
Christine Haderthauer
Panik 2008

See also

References
  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2019 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
  2. Bürgermeister auf neumünster.de
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