Neustadt (Dosse) is a town in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany with a population of 3,575 (as of 2010). It has a total area of 75.43 km, and lies close to the river Dosse.

History

Neustadt was founded in 1407 by the Count of Ruppin. In 1788, the Prussian king Friedrich William II expanded the town and his stud. Until today, the national stud of Brandenburg (Brandenburgisches Haupt- und Landgestüt, i.e. Brandenburgian Main and State Stud) is located in Neustadt which is thus a principal place of the horse breeding in Brandenburg, especially for horses of the Brandenburger breed.

From 1815 to 1945, Neustadt was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. from 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.

Areas

Babe, Helenenhof, Kampehl, Köritz, Leddin, Lindenau, Neuhof, Neuroddahn, Plänitz, Schönfeld, Spiegelberg, and Strubbergshof.

Demography

Neustadt (Dosse): Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 3,838 —     1890 3,768 −0.12% 1910 3,668 −0.13% 1925 4,138 +0.81% 1933 4,010 −0.39% 1939 3,873 −0.58% 1946 6,458 +7.58% 1950 6,231 −0.89% 1964 4,684 −2.02% 1971 4,486 −0.62% 1981 4,097 −0.90% 1985 3,972 −0.77% 1989 4,029 +0.36% 1990 3,946 −2.06% 1991 4,030 +2.13% 1992 4,088 +1.44% 1993 4,039 −1.20% 1994 3,963 −1.88% 1995 4,084 +3.05% 1996 4,042 −1.03%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 4,112 +1.73% 1998 4,200 +2.14% 1999 4,151 −1.17% 2000 4,013 −3.32% 2001 4,044 +0.77% 2002 4,013 −0.77% 2003 4,004 −0.22% 2004 3,876 −3.20% 2005 3,781 −2.45% 2006 3,718 −1.67% 2007 3,691 −0.73% 2008 3,645 −1.25% 2009 3,622 −0.63% 2010 3,575 −1.30% 2011 3,531 −1.23% 2012 3,462 −1.95% 2013 3,403 −1.70% 2014 3,391 −0.35% 2015 3,435 +1.30% 2016 3,406 −0.84%

Mayor

Sabine Ehrlich (SPD) was elected in May 2014 with 54,3 % of the votes for a term of five years.

Sightseeing

The mummy of Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz is located in Kampehl, which is a locality of Neustadt (Dosse).

Transportation

At Neustadt, there is a train stop of the regional express on the Berlin–Hamburg Railway.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Ludwig Jonas (1797-1859), theologian
• August Lindemann (1842-1921), architect
• Paul Gustaf Krause (1867-1945), paleontologist
• Fritz Thörner (1869-1940), writer