Neusäß (English transcription: Neusaess,

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: ''Neisäß'', Neusäß ) is a

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in the District of

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. The town lies on the

Schmutter The Schmutter is a river in Bavaria, Germany, a right tributary of the Danube. The Schmutter's source is southwest of Schwabmünchen, in the Swabia region of Bavaria. The Schmutter flows north, and for several tens of kilometers it flows par ...

river and borders the city of

. , the city had 22,164 inhabitants.Municipality of Neusäß

(German). Retrieved 6 March 2019.

Town districts

* Alt-Neusäß * Hainhofen * Hammel * Westheim * Schlipsheim * Täfertingen * Ottmarshausen * Steppach

History

Neusaess is a union from 8 formerly independent villages, which united in the years 1972 and 1977, in order to avoid the threatening incorporation by

. Since 2014, Richard Greiner ( Christian Social Union of Bavaria, CSU) has been mayor of Neusäß.

Attractions

* Pilgrimage church Maria Loreto on the Kobel (Westheim) * Schloss Hainhofen * Schloss Hamel * Bismarckturm (Steppach) * Titania hot springs * Schmutter

Twin towns — Sister cities

Neusäß is twinned with: *

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* Markkleeberg,

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Notable people

Sena Jurinac Srebrenka "Sena" Jurinac () (24 October 1921 – 22 November 2011) was a Bosnian-born Austrian operatic soprano. Biography Jurinac was born in Travnik, Bosnia-Herzegovina (then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia), the daughter of a Croatian fa ...

(1921–2011), Lederle, soprano and member of the Viennese Mozart ensemble, lived from 1973 until her death in Hainhofen

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neusass Augsburg (district)