Neustadt in Holstein

Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Neustadt in Holstein (German: [ˈnɔʏʃtat ʔɪn ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ; Holsatian: Niestadt in Holsteen) is a town in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on the Bay of Lübeck 30 km northeast of Lübeck, and 50 km southeast of Kiel.

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Neustadt in Holstein
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Harbour and old town of Neustadt
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Location of Neustadt in Holstein within Ostholstein district

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Neustadt in Holstein
Coordinates: 54°6′26″N 10°48′57″E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictOstholstein
Government
  MayorMirko Spieckermann (Ind.)
Area
  Total
19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
  Total
15,464
  Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
23730
Dialling codes04561
Vehicle registrationOH
Websitewww.stadt-neustadt.de
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History

In World War II, subcamp Number 1049 Neustadt in Holstein/Schleswig-Holstein was part of the Neuengamme concentration camp.[2]

In the closing hours of the Second World War, several ships, including SS Cap Arcona, were sunk in the bay to the South of Neustadt. Almost 7,000 passengers from two of these ships, survivors of concentration camps, drowned swimming in 45-degree (Fahrenheit; 12.3 degrees Celsius) water toward the lighthouse on the Pelzerhaken shore or were shot by the Schutzstaffel upon reaching the shore. All passengers from a third ship, the SS Deutschland, survived.

Economy

Peter Deilmann Cruises was headquartered in Neustadt in Holstein.[3]

Nature

The Neustädter Binnenwasser a brackish water lake borders Neustadt to the northwest.

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