Neustadt an der Dosse
Encyclopedia
Neustadt an der Dosse is a town
in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin
, Brandenburg
, Germany
with a population of 4013 (2004). It has a total area of 75.62km², and lies close to the river Dosse
.
expanded the town and his stud. Until today, Neustadt is national stud and principal place of the horse breeding
in Brandenburg.
is located in Kampehl, which is a locality of Neustadt an der Dosse.
-Hamburg
.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Ostprignitz-Ruppin is a Kreis in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are the districts Müritz and Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the districts...
, Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
with a population of 4013 (2004). It has a total area of 75.62km², and lies close to the river Dosse
Dosse
The Dosse is a river in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Havel. The Dosse is 94 km long, with its source on the border between Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg, arising out of three small brooks that unite...
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History
Neustadt was founded in 1407 by the Count of Ruppin. In 1788, the Prussian king Friedrich William IIFrederick II of Prussia
Frederick II was a King in Prussia and a King of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was also Elector of Brandenburg. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel...
expanded the town and his stud. Until today, Neustadt is national stud and principal place of the horse breeding
Horse breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses...
in Brandenburg.
Sightseeing
The mummy of Christian Friedrich von KahlbutzChristian Friedrich von Kahlbutz
Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz was a German knight, who is today most famous because of the state of preservation of his body; no noticeable mummification process was used upon his death...
is located in Kampehl, which is a locality of Neustadt an der Dosse.
Transportation
At Neustadt, there is a train stop of the regional express on the railway BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
-Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
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