Neusäß (English transcription: Neusaess, Swabian: ''Neisäß'', Neusäß ) is a

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in the District of

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ...

, Bavaria, Germany. The town lies on the Schmutter 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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, Italy

Notable people

* Sena Jurinac (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)