Neustadt (Dosse) Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:Wappen Neustadt (Dosse).png
Coordinates:52.8667°N 12.4331°W
Image Plan:Neustadt (Dosse) in OPR.png
State:Brandenburg
District:Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Amt:Neustadt (Dosse)
Elevation:35
Area:75.43
Postal Code:16845
Area Code:033970
Licence:OPR
Gemeindeschlüssel:12 0 68 324
Website:www.neustadt-dosse.de
Mayor:André Stimm[1]
Leader Term:2024 - 29

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

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

Babe, Helenenhof, Kampehl, Köritz, Leddin, Lindenau, Neuhof, Neuroddahn, Plänitz, Schönfeld, Spiegelberg, and Strubbergshof.

Mayor

Sabine Ehrlich (SPD) was elected in May 2014 with 54,3 % of the votes for a term of five years.[2] [3]

Sightseeing

The mummy of Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz is located in Kampehl, which is a locality of Neustadt (Dosse).

Transportation

At Neustadt, there is a train stop of the regional express on the Berlin–Hamburg Railway.

Sons and daughters of the town

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.brandenburg.de/wahlen/de/kommunalwahlen/ergebnisse/buergermeisterwahlen/ergebnisse/~12068000 Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters
  2. https://bravors.brandenburg.de/gesetze/bbgkwahlg_2016#73 § 73 des Brandenburgischen Kommunalwahlgesetzes
  3. http://www.wahlen.brandenburg.de/bmwahlen/1206832405/h Ergebnis der Bürgermeisterwahl am 25. Mai 2014