Neuastenberg is a village in the borough of

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. With about 560 inhabitants it is the largest mountain village in the borough.

Geography and history

Neuastenberg lies at a height of 690 to 790 m on the crest of the Rothaargebirge mountain range in Hochsauerland district. It is located on the southern slopes of the

Kahler Asten The Kahler Asten () is an 841.9-metre-high mountain in the Rothaar Mountains, Rothaar range in the district of Hochsauerlandkreis, Hochsauerland, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a popular destination, receiving more than 500, ...

, about 6 kilometres southwest of Winterberg and between the upper reaches of the river

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to the north and the Odeborn to the south. The history of the village goes back to the 18th century and is closely linked to the history of Winterberg and

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Tourism

Neuastenberg is especially well known for its winter sport facilities - the Postwiesen ski region, the

Biathlon The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not ti ...

stadium of the Neuastenberg-Langewiese Sports Club and the indoor

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track at the Dorint Hotel. In addition there has been a private initiative in Neuastenberg to establish the West German Winter Sport Museum, completed with an attached restaurant.

External links

Web site of the Neuastenberg Tourist Office
Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia {{Hochsauerlandkreis-geo-stub