Neustadt (Wied)

Neustadt ( Wied) is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Asbach. Neustadt is a nationally recognized tourist and reported as a basic center in accordance with state planning.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms
• 3.3 parish mergers
• 3.4 Town twinning

• 4.1 Cultural Monuments
• 4.2 Heritage Museum

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 Public bodies
• 5.3 Economics

Geography

Geographical location

Neustadt ( Wied) is located in the Rhine-Westerwald Nature Park, right on the Wied River, a tributary of the Rhine.

The district is under remote valley crossed by the remote valley tunnel, a 1,555 m long railway tunnel and the high-speed line has been the district Ammerich by the Ammerichtunnel.

Community structure

To the local community Neustadt include 56 villages, hamlets and residential places (as at 31 December 2010):

History

The first - controversial among experts - documentary mention of the place is so far dates back to the year 1185 ( after the victory Burger miracle book ). The " parochia Niwinstat " ( Neustadt parish ) is named in a 1213 document of the monastery Heisterbach. About five centuries Neustadt belonged to the Wied to the Official Altenwied and was thus - with interruptions - in kurkölnischer country rule. The early parish history is closely linked with the name of saynischen Countess Matilda of Sayn, which transferred in 1254 the patronage of the Cistercian abbey Heisterbach. The parochial care by Heisterbach had until the dissolution of the abbey in 1803 in the wake of secularization stock. 1815 Neustadt became Prussian.

Since the 17th century there was a 1902 in Neustadt disused ore mine, in the name of the street " in the slate " recalls. The operation of the railway line opened in 1912 Linz- old churches was set in 1961. At the beginning of the 20th century gained importance as a tourist Neustadt ( " summer " ) with hotels, restaurants, inns and a beach at the Wied.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Neustadt (Wied ) consists of 22 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman location.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Coat of arms

The blazon is: " divided by silver and red; above two crossed red lilies rods; below three, 2:1 Asked, winning gold silver eagle heads. "

The three eagles heads are the arms of the bailiffs of Panau - today the district of Neustadt -, 1378-1403, who exercised the office of judge to Neustadt. They were followed by the office which also niederadlige dynasty of Neustadt, called Munt ( Mandt ), 1390-1555. Their coat of arms image are the lilies crossed rods. The coat of arms is quite valid since October 19, 1981 after a design by G. Becker, Etscheid.

Municipal mergers

For a long time belonged to the parish village of Neustadt to Bertenau. The municipality was renamed in 1953 in Neustadt Bertenau.

The present town of Neustadt (Wied ) was re- formed on 1 January 1969 the municipalities Bühlingen resolution ( 915 inhabitants), Elsaffthal (802 E. ), Neustadt (Wied ) ( 2090 E. ) and cream ( 999 E. ).

Twinning

Neustadt is a member of the largest European cities Friendship Neustadt in Europe, in which 37 cities and towns with names "New Town" from seven countries ( Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, the Netherlands) have joined forces.

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

In Neustadt ( Wied), there are some buildings placed under protection cultural monuments:

• The Catholic parish church of St. Margarita, a neo-Gothic quarry stone hall, built in 1869-1873;
• The Catholic Antonius chapel in the district Etscheid, a small baroque hall construction from 1680;
• The Catholic Chapel of St. Maria Mater Dolorosa in the district remote valley, a five-axis romanisierender quarry stone hall, built in 1911-1912;
• The castle Altenwied in the district of Wied, partially restored and privately owned today, goes back to a built in the 12th century castle that was the seat of Electoral Cologne Office Altenwied from the mid-13th century;
• In the districts of several half-timbered houses.

Museum of Local History

• Museum of Local History "Bi et fröher wor "

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

• Roads: Federal Highway 3 - two connection points: Bad Honnef / Linz / Asbach and Neustadt ( Wied) / remote valley
• Railway: The railway station opened in 1912, Neustadt ( Wied) on the railway Linz am Rhein- Flammersfeld ( Seelbach ) was decommissioned in 1960. Today, the closest train stations are about 20 km in the Rhine Valley (Linz / Rhine, Bad Honnef ), and in the Sieg ( Hennef / Sieg, Eitorf ).
• Transport: direct bus connections in the network of transport association Rhein-Mosel (VRM ) are made to Bonn, Siegburg, Neuwied, Linz am Rhein and old churches.
• Distance footpaths: Westerwald-Steig leads to Strauscheid, a district of Neustadt ( Wied)

Public institutions

Neustadt has three schools and two church- supported kindergartens. The primary school " In der Au " supplied primarily the local church Neustadt, while the catchment area of the State Realschule and Gymnasium Wiedtal about the municipality extends.

The Wiedtal Grammar School was founded in sponsorship of the circle Neuwied 1976. Since the first Abiturjahrgang 1983/84 the school has a fully equipped high schools ( Mainz study stage) with the typical Rhineland- Palatinate numerous choice and specialization options.

The Wiedtal High School is now four to five rapidly and is attended by over 1,100 students from around 160 villages. The teaching staff consists of about 70 colleagues. The size of the classes and courses is usually less than that prescribed in Rhineland- Palatinate metrics.

Due to its proximity to the State Secondary School students benefit from the advantages of a school center with shared facilities such as central library and specialist rooms. Between the schools of the school center, especially in the orientation stage ( grades 5 and 6 ) Close cooperation (eg same in some subjects learning materials, teacher exchanges ). This can be given at the end of the orientation stage an informed career recommendation. The new classes 5 are composed so that children can attend from the same primary school, if possible, the same class.

Locally there is a local community library. Moreover, in Neustadt a Catholic and a Protestant church with their own churches present and the nursing home St. Joseph House. The town has a sports center, a community center with sports and multi- purpose hall and in January 2004, officially inaugurated Wiedparkhalle that serves cultural and social events.

Economy

The M C Schiffer GmbH, Europe's largest supplier of toothbrushes, has its headquarters in Neustadt. Also located in Neustadt / Wied to the SER group belonging SER Storage GmbH.

Personalities

• John Füllenbach (* February 15, 1935 ), an internationally renowned Catholic theology and Divine Word Missionary
• Rudi Good village (* 1926), German football coach and holder of the Order of Merit, lives with his wife and his son in Neustadt.
• Roman Lob (* 1990), German representative at the Euro Vision Song Contest 2012, grew up in New Town.
• Günter Schröder (1963-2012), quiz author, television producer and inventor question for the RTL hit show ( Millionaire? ), Was born in Neustadt and raised.