Officially known under the abbreviation Neustadt a. d. Weinstr. The name means New city on the wine route, as it lies on the German wine route (Deutsche Weinstrasse) and is located in Rhineland-Palatinate, in Germany. Neustadt a. d. W. It is one of several dozen German and Austrian cities called Neustadt.
It has a beautiful old town centre with a market square surrounded by many half-timbered houses. Most important for Neustadt’s economy are tourism and wine, as in the entire Palatinate. The symbols of Neustadt are the Elwedritsche which can be visited at a special well in the town centre. These are fabulous beasts of local folklore. Neustadt is less than an hour away from larger cities such as Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg and Frankfurt.
Their Christmas market (Weihnachtsmarkt) takes place between 22nd November – 22nd December
For information on the Town and how to get there visit http://www.neustadt.eu/ & http://www.poferries.com/
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