Neu-Anspach

Neu-Anspach
Neu-Anspach
Location of the town of Neu-Anspach within Hochtaunuskreis district
Coordinates	50°17′35″N 8°30′32″E / 50.29306°N 8.50889°E / 50.29306; 8.50889Coordinates: 50°17′35″N 8°30′32″E / 50.29306°N 8.50889°E / 50.29306; 8.50889
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Hochtaunuskreis
Town subdivisions	4 Stadtteile
Mayor	Klaus Hoffmann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	36.14 km2 (13.95 sq mi)
Elevation	342 m  (1122 ft)
Population	14,798 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	409 /km2 (1,061 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HG
Postal code	61267
Area code	06081
Website	www.neu-anspach.de

Neu-Anspach is a town in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Neu-Anspach

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Neighbouring communities

Neu-Anspach borders in the north on the town of Usingen, in the east on the community of Wehrheim, in the south on the town of Bad Homburg and in the west on the community of Schmitten.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The nearest Autobahn interchange on the A 661 is about 13 km from the community's centre. The interchange on the A 5 is about 15 km away, Bad Homburg about 12 km and Frankfurt International Airport about 35 km.

As for local public transport there are direct connections to Frankfurt am Main and Bad Homburg with the RMV (Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund or Rhine-Main Transport Network) line 15, known as the Taunusbahn. Moreover, there are buslines to Usingen and Königstein im Taunus.

Near Neu-Anspach lies the Anspach Airport.

Educational institutions

In Neu-Anspach there is an integrated comprehensive school with a gymnasial upper level, the Adolf-Reichwein-Schule, as well as the primary school at the Hasenberg and the one on the Wiesenau.

Adolf-Reichwein-Schule takes part in a cultural exchange with Monroe High School located in Monroe, Wisconsin. This exchange takes place every other year with the German students going to Monroe in the fall of even numbered years, and the U.S. students going to Germany the following summer.

Culture and sightseeing

The best known attractions are:

• the Hessenpark Open-Air Museum (Freilichtmuseum Hessenpark)
• the nearby Lochmühle Leisure Park (Freizeitpark Lochmühle)
• the Saalburg Roman Fort

References

1. ^ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-hessen.de/static/publikationen/A/AI2_AII_AIII_AV_10-1hj_pdf.zip. 

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

• www.neu-anspach.de Neu-Anspach
• Adolf-Reichwein-Schule homepage
• Thalgau (partner community
• Neu-Anspach at the Open Directory Project