Neuenburg am Rhein

Neuenburg am Rhein

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Neuenburg am Rhein

Coordinates: 47°48′53″N 7°33′43″E / 47.81472°N 7.56194°E / 47.81472; 7.56194Coordinates: 47°48′53″N 7°33′43″E / 47.81472°N 7.56194°E / 47.81472; 7.56194
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Government
  Mayor Joachim Schuster (CDU)
Area
  Total 44.12 km2 (17.03 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 12,081
  Density 270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 79389–79395
Dialling codes 07631
Vehicle registration FR
Website www.neuenburg.de
Imperial City of Neuenburg
Reichsstadt Neuenburg
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
1219–1311
Capital Neuenburg am Rhein
Government Republic
Historical era Middle Ages
  Founded by Duke Berchtold IV 1175
   Granted Reichsfreiheit by Emp. Frederick II 1219 (confirmed 1274) 1219
  Adolphine privileges 24 December 1292
  Destroyed by flooding 1302
   To Further Austria 1311
Preceded by
Succeeded by
House of Zähringen
Further Austria

Neuenburg am Rhein is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, 18 km northeast of Mulhouse, and 28 km north of Basel.

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