Neumünster




Place in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany































































Neumünster

City hall
City hall


Coat of arms of Neumünster
Coat of arms

Location of Neumünster







Neumünster is located in Germany

Neumünster

Neumünster




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Neumünster is located in Schleswig-Holstein

Neumünster

Neumünster




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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 Official website



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).




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Current situation


  • 3 Geography


  • 4 Mayors and Lord mayors


  • 5 Population development


  • 6 Notable residents


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





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




  • Ernst Eduard Hudemann (1811–1889) educator, philologist and classical historian.


  • Eduard Sachau (1845–1930) orientalist


  • Karl Schlabow (1891–1984) archaeologist, museum director and conservator

  • Helmut Johannsen (1908-?), dentist and SS Obersturmbannführer, chief dentist in the Buchenlager concentration camp

  • The Blessed Eduard Müller (1911-1943), Catholic priest, one of the Lübeck martyrs


  • Gerhard Wessel (1913-2002), President of the Federal Intelligence Bureau 1968/1978


  • Herbert Martin Hagen (1913-1999), SS Stormbolder and Head of the Jewish Council


  • Horst Mittelstaedt (1923-2016), biologist cyberneticist and university lecturer


  • Detlev Blanke (1941-2016) University lecturer for interlinguistics at the Humboldt-Universität Berlin


  • Wilf Smith (born 1946) former professional footballer, made 432 pro appearances


  • Werner Bühse (born 1951) former sports shooter, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics


  • Michael Simon (born 1958) theatre director, opera director and scenic designer


  • Christine Haderthauer (born 1962), former CSU General Secretary and former Minister of State (Bavarian State Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Family and Women)


  • Svenja Schlicht (born 1967), swimmer, competed in the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics


  • Dirk Urban (born 1969) retired shot putter, competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics


  • Stefan Schnoor, (born 1971), retired footballer, 358 pro appearances


  • Gabriel Silberstein (born 1974) former professional tennis player, emigrated to Chile.


  • Mona Barthel, (born 1990), tennis player


  • Panik (founded 2002) rock band, formerly named Pan!k.



See also



  • VfR Neumünster

  • Hans Fallada Prize

  • Einfelder See



References





  1. ^ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2016] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German)..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Bürgermeister auf neumünster.de




External links








  • Neumünster travel guide from Wikivoyage


  • (in German) Official website[permanent dead link]












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