Neustadt (Dosse)

Neustadt (Dosse)
Town church
Neustadt (Dosse)
Location of the town of Neustadt (Dosse) within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Coordinates	52°52′0″N 12°25′59″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Municipal assoc.	Neustadt (Dosse)
Mayor	Sabine Ehrlich (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	75.43 km2 (29.12 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m  (115 ft)
Population	3,569 (31 December 2011)
- Density	47 /km2 (123 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OPR
Postal code	16845
Area code	033970
Website	www.neustadt-dosse.de

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 75.43km², 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.

Areas

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

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.

External links

Media related to Neustadt (Dosse) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Neustadt (Dosse) (German)