Neustadt am Rübenberge
Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Neustadt am Rübenberge (German pronunciation: [ˈnɔʏʃtat ʔam ˈʁyːbn̩bɛʁɡə] ⓘ; Low German: Niestadt) is a town in the district of Hannover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. At 357 km2 (138 sq mi), it is the 9th largest settlement in Germany by area (following Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne), though only about 45,000 inhabitants live there. It is in a region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest.
Neustadt am Rübenberge | |
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Location of Neustadt am Rübenberge
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| Coordinates: 52°30′N 9°28′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hanover |
| Subdivisions | 34 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Dominic Herbst[1] (Greens) |
| Area | |
• Total | 358.96 km2 (138.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 44,668 |
| • Density | 124.44/km2 (322.29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 31535 |
| Dialling codes | 05032, 05034, 05036, 05072, 05073 and 05074 |
| Vehicle registration | H |
| Website | www.neustadt-a-rbge.de |
Founding
Neustadt am Rübenberge was founded around 1200, and recorded as a nova civitas (lit. 'new city') in 1215. In 1426 it was recorded as Nienstadt vor dem Rouwenberge und in 1523 as Nygestadt.
Boroughs
Mayor
Dominic Herbst (Alliance 90/The Greens) has served as mayor since 2019.[1] He succeeded Uwe Sternbeck (Alliance 90/The Greens), who had been the mayor from 2004.
Economy
Construction
- IKN GmbH (Ingenieurbüro-Kühlerbau-Neustadt GmbH), design and manufacturing of coolers and pyro lines[4]
Twin towns – sister cities
Neustadt am Rübenberge is twinned with:[5]
La Ferté-Macé, France (1980)
Notable people
- Friedrich Dedekind (c. 1524 – 1598), humanist, theologian and writer
- Euricius Dedekind (1554–1619), composer
- Georg Caspar Schürmann (1672–1751), composer, singer
- Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty (1748–1776), poet of ballads.[6]
- Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755–1813), Prussian General and army reformer.[7]
- Georg Grabenhorst (1899–1997), author of Zero Hour
- Melanie Brinkmann (born 1974), virologist, worked on the Cytomegalovirus.
- Sami Haddadin (born 1980), electrical engineer, computer scientist and university professor re. robotics and artificial intelligence
Sport
- Robert Enke (1977–2009), football goalkeeper, died here; played 287 games and 8 for Germany
- Deniz Aycicek (born 1990), footballer, played over 200 games
- Sebastian Ernst (born 1995), footballer, played over 250 games
See also
- Eilvese transmitter (demolished in 1931)
