Neustadt am Main

Neustadt am Main (officially: Neustadt a. Main) is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Lohr am Main (municipal administrative association).

 Geography 
 Location 
Neustadt am Main is on both sides of the Main river in the Würzburg Region, around 8 km south of the town of Lohr at the foot of the Spessart hills. It is part of the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia.

The municipal territory extends quite far into the wooded hills to the west. The highest peak of the Main-Spessart-Kreis is in Neustadt's territory: the Klosterkuppel at 552 m above sea level. In that area is the source of the  that flows into the Main near the town.

Out of a total municipal area of around 1,980 hectares, forest accounts for almost 1,600 ha.

Subdivisions
The community has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas):  (on the left bank of the river), Neustadt am Main (on the right bank). The two Ortsteile are linked by a pedestrian bridge across the Main (built 1970-71).

There are two additional (small) settlements, Aurora and , both located in the wooded hills west of the Main.

Neighbouring communities
From the north, clockwise: 
 Lohr am Main
 Steinfeld
 Roden
 Marktheidenfeld
 Rothenfels
  (Gemeindefreies Gebiet)
  (Gemeindefreies Gebiet)

 References 

 Other websites 

 Neustadt-Erlach municipal website 
 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Lohr am Main website 
 Kloster Neustadt  
 History of Kloster Neustadt at Klöster in Bayern (Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte) 
 Pfarreiengemeinschaft 12 Apostel am Tor zum Spessart (Roman Catholic parish)  
 Neustadt and Erlach fire brigade  

Category:Main-Spessart