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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France |
Part of | Strasbourg, Grand-Île and Neustadt |
Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
Reference | 495bis |
Inscription | 2017 (41st Session) |
The Neustadt (German for New Town) is a district of Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. In 2017, the heart of the district was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, as an extension of the site including the older city centre (Grande Île) and Strasbourg Cathedral.[1] The district is a unique example of city planning, merging the Haussmannian model with elements of German architecture and urban planning.[1]
Aside from the Imperial Quarter of Metz, the Neustadt district of Strasbourg contains the most complete and best-preserved examples of urbanism under the German Empire. In Germany itself, the comparable districts of such cities often suffered the bombardment by Allied forces in the Second World War.