Neustadt (urban district)
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An urban district named Neustadt (German: [ˈnɔʏʃtat] ⓘ) exists in many cities in Germany and other countries where the administrative language was German for centuries.
"Neustadt" means "new town", but very often this district is not really new.
In many places the founders, for political reasons, placed a second urban nucleus ("Neustadt") beneath the first one ("Altstadt"). Examples are Bielefeld in Westphalia and Elbing in the territory of the Teutonic Order (now Elbląg in Poland). In Bielefeld, the Altstadt concentrated on trade, the Neustadt concentrated on logistics for the ruler and government of the County of Ravensberg, which was seated at Sparrenburg Castle above the town. In Wrocław, Silesia, the Neustadt was the German foundation beneath the original Polish Altstadt.
