Neuburgweier is a part of the city

Rheinstetten Rheinstetten (; South Franconian: ''Rhoischdedde'') is a town in the west of Baden-Württemberg on the border to Rhineland-Palatinate. It is situated to the south-west of Karlsruhe and belongs to the rural district of Karlsruhe. The city has ...

, which was first established as a municipality in the course of an administrative reform in 1975. In terms of inhabitants and area, it is the smallest of the three city parts - Neuburgweier,

Forchheim Forchheim () is a town in Upper Franconia (german: Oberfranken) in northern Bavaria, and also the seat of the administrative district of Forchheim. Forchheim is a former royal city, and is sometimes called the Gateway to the Franconian Switz ...

and . Following places border on ''Neuburgweier'': Forchheim, Mörsch,

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and on the other side of the

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Neuburg am Rhein Neuburg am Rhein is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the southernmost municipality in the state. Personalities * Ferdinand von Malaisé (1806-1892); Bavarian General and educator of King L ...

Local Geography

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To the west of Neuburgweier is the

which forms the natural border to

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

. The

riparian woodland A riparian forest or riparian woodland is a forested or wooded area of land adjacent to a body of water such as a river, stream, pond, lake, marshland, estuary, canal, sink or reservoir. Etymology The term riparian comes from the Latin word ' ...

s in the area are designated

nature reserves A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

. In the area surrounding ''Neuburgweier'' is also a large, former

gravel pit A gravel pit is an open-pit mine for the extraction of gravel. Gravel pits often lie in river valleys where the water table is high, so they may naturally fill with water to form ponds or lakes. Old, abandoned gravel pits are normally used either ...

. The gravel pit, which is naturally filled with water, is now called and is used for swimming and fishing. The Federbach flows through ''Neuburgweier''. The nature reserve Kunzenbach borders on the nature reserve of ''Neburgweier''.

Size and Population

''Neuburgweier'' has about 2,500 residents and is about 385 hectares large. ''Neburgweier'' is in terms of population comparable with . ''Neuburgweier'' is the smallest one of all three city districts of

History

Until 1707, ''Neuburgweier'' was a (comparable to the English concept of a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

) belonging to

. In 1592,

ended up westward of the

through a modification of the river course. Since then

and ''Neuburgweier'' have been geographically separated.Naturschutzgebiet Altrhein Neuburgweier
(PDF-Datei; 1,1 MB) Zum historischen Mäanderdurchbruch des Rheins zwischen Neuburg und Weier. It is assumed that

was founded in 1100 by the diocese of

Speyer Speyer (, older spelling ''Speier'', French: ''Spire,'' historical English: ''Spires''; pfl, Schbaija) is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the river Rhine, Speyer li ...

to secure a place to cross the river. Today, there is a ferry between ''Neuburgweier'' and

, also known under the name of "'Baden-Pfalz' Fähre".

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Geschichte von ganz Rheinstetten
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