Neustadt am Main
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Neustadt with parish church
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Location of Neustadt am Main within Main-Spessart district
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| Coordinates: 49°55′51″N 9°34′3″E / 49.93083°N 9.56750°ECoordinates: 49°55′51″N 9°34′3″E / 49.93083°N 9.56750°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken | |
| District | Main-Spessart | |
| Municipal assoc. | Lohr am Main | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Stephan Morgenroth (Bürgerliste) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 19.81 km2 (7.65 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 1,288 | |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 97845 | |
| Dialling codes | 09393 | |
| Vehicle registration | MSP | |
| Website | www.neustadt-erlach.de | |
Neustadt am Main (officially: Neustadt a.Main) is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Lohr am Main (municipal administrative association).
Neustadt am Main lies on both banks of the Main river in the Würzburg Region, around 8 km south of the town of Lohr at the foot of the Spessart hills. It is part of the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia.
The municipal territory stretches quite far into the wooded hills to the west. The highest peak of the Main-Spessart-Kreis is located in Neustadt's territory: the Klosterkuppel at 552 m above sea level. In that area lies the source of the Silberlochbach that flows into the Main near the town.
Out of a total municipal area of around 1,980 hectares, forest accounts for almost 1,600 ha.
The community has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Erlach am Main (on the left bank of the river), Neustadt am Main (on the right bank). The two Ortsteile are linked by a pedestrian bridge across the Main (built 1970-71).
There are two additional (small) settlements, Aurora and Margarethenhof, both located in the wooded hills west of the Main.
From the north, clockwise:
Kloster Neustadt, a Benedictine monastery was first mentioned (Niwenstat) in a document in 768/769, when Megingoz, Bishop of Würzburg, retired from his post to found a monastery on the Michaelsberg. The monastery was one of the most important in Franconia and monks from Neustadt played a key role in bringing Christianity to the Saxons. The town itself was first mentioned in 889 (Niunstadt).
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