Neustadt, Strasbourg


Neustadt, Strasbourg
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Avenue de la Liberté
LocationStrasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Part ofStrasbourg, Grand-Île and Neustadt
CriteriaCultural: (i), (ii), (iv)
Reference495bis
Inscription2017 (41st Session)
Lycée des Pontonniers
National and University Library on Place de la République
Art Nouveau houses on Rue Sellénick

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.

  1. ^ a b "Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Oct 2021.