Neumünster

Neumünster

Coat of arms
Neumünster
Coordinates: 54°04′17″N 09°59′24″E / 54.07139°N 9.99000°E / 54.07139; 9.99000Coordinates: 54°04′17″N 09°59′24″E / 54.07139°N 9.99000°E / 54.07139; 9.99000
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Urban district
Government
 • Lord Mayor Dr. Olaf Tauras (CDU)
Area
 • Total 71.57 km2 (27.63 sq mi)
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
 • Total 79,680
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 24534 - 24539
Dialling codes 04321
Vehicle registration NMS
Website www.neumuenster.de
Vicelinkirche (Vicelin Church)

Neumünster (German pronunciation: [nɔʏˈmʏnstɐ]) is an urban municipality in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With more than 79,000 registered inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest municipality in Schleswig-Holstein (behind Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg).

History

The first historic record of the precursor village "Wippendorf" dates from 1127.

Current situation

Neumünster station is a major railway junction with lines running in six (formerly seven) directions, including the important Hamburg-Altona–Kiel and Neumünster–Flensburg lines.

Near Neumünster at Ehndorf, there is a high-power medium wave transmission facility for transmitting the program of Deutschlandfunk, the Ehndorf transmitter, which is often named incorrectly as "Neumünster transmitter".

Geography

Neumünster is located at river Schwale, near the geographical center of Schleswig-Holstein, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Kiel, 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Hamburg and 72 kilometres (45 mi) west of Lübeck. The Aukrug Nature Park is close to the town.

Mayors and Lord mayors

In 1870 Neumünster received the town privileges. Since 1904 Max Röer was the Lord mayor.[2]

  • 1870–1894: Eduard Schlichting
  • 1894–1919: Max Röer
  • 1919–1933: Detlef Schmidt
  • 1933–1945: Max Stahmer (NSDAP)
  • 1945–1946: Gustav Bärwald (Oberstadtdirektor)
  • 1946–1948: Ludolf Behnke (CDU)
  • 1948–1950: Hugo Voß (SPD)
  • 1950–1970: Walther Lehmkuhl (SPD)
  • 1970–1988: Uwe Harder (SPD)
  • 1988–1991: Franz-Josef Pröpper (SPD)
  • 1991–2009: Hartmut Unterlehberg (SPD)
  • since September 2009: Olaf Tauras (CDU)

Population development

  • 1803: 2,588
  • 1900: 27,335
  • 1939: 54,094
  • 1946: 66,185
  • 1972: 86,745
  • 2005: 78,333
  • 2012: 76,951
  • 2015: 79,197

Notable residents

Memorial plate Eduard Müller in Neumünster
Christine Haderthauer
Panik 2008

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2016] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
  2. ↑ Bürgermeister auf neumünster.de


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