Neu-Anspach () is a town in the

Hochtaunuskreis The Hochtaunuskreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Rheingau- ...

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Geography

Neighbouring communities

Neu-Anspach borders in the north on the town of

Usingen Usingen () is a small town in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hessen, Germany. Until 1972, this residential and school town was the seat of the former district of Usingen. Coat of arms The earliest seal whose appearance is known – there had been earlier ...

, in the east on the community of

Wehrheim Wehrheim is a municipality in Hesse, Germany some 30 km (20 mi) north of Frankfurt am Main. The town's nickname is "Apfeldorf Wehrheim" (''Apple-village Wehrheim''). Geography Location Wehrheim lies from 300 to 600 m above sea lev ...

, in the south on the town of

Bad Homburg Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (, ) is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus mountains. Bad Homburg is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. The town's official name is ''Bad Homburg ...

and in the west on the community of Schmitten.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The nearest

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interchange on the A 661 is about 13 km from the community's centre. The interchange on the A 5 is about 15 km away, Bad Homburg about 12 km and

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about 35 km. As for local public transport there are direct connections to

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...

and Bad Homburg with the RMV (''Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund'' or Rhine-Main Transport Network) line 15, known as the '' Taunusbahn''. Moreover, there are buslines to

and

Königstein im Taunus Königstein im Taunus (, ) is a health spa and lies on the thickly wooded slopes of the Taunus in Hesse, Germany. The town is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority, Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Owing to its advantageous location ...

. Near Neu-Anspach lies the Anspach Airport.

Educational institutions

In Neu-Anspach there is an integrated

comprehensive school A comprehensive school is a secondary school for pupils aged 11–16 or 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is restricted on the basis ...

with a gymnasial upper level, the Adolf-Reichwein-Schule, as well as the

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at the Hasenberg and the one on the Wiesenau. Adolf-Reichwein-Schule takes part in a cultural exchange with Monroe High School located in

Monroe, Wisconsin Monroe is a city in Green County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 10,661 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered by the town of Monroe to the north and the town of Clarno to the south. It is nicknamed the "C ...

. This exchange takes place every other year with the German students going to Monroe in the fall of even numbered years, and the U.S. students going to Germany the following summer.

Culture and sightseeing

The best known attractions are: * the Hessenpark Open-Air Museum (''Freilichtmuseum Hessenpark'') * the nearby Lochmühle Leisure Park (''Freizeitpark Lochmühle'') * the Saalburg Roman Fort

Mayors

* Fritz Jäger (1911–1918) * Emil Becker (1918–1933) * Rudolf Henrici (1933–1946) * Heinrich Schneider (1946–1960) * Rudolf Selzer (1960–1984) * Heinz Born (1984–1991) * Rudi Rübsamen (temporary) (1991–1993) * Gerd Hillen (1993–2005) * Klaus Hoffmann (2005–2017) * Thomas Pauli (since 2017)

References

External links

www.neu-anspach.de Neu-Anspach

Adolf-Reichwein-Schule homepage

Thalgau (partner community
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