Neuchâtel

Also known as Neuchatel, Neuchâtel, NE, Neuenburg, Neuchatel, NE, Newcastle, Neuch'

Neuchâtel (, ; ; ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel. Since the fusion in 2021 of the municipalities of Neuchâtel, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux, and Valangin, the city has approximately 45,000 inhabitants (86,000 in the metropolitan area). The city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name ; both the French and German names mean 'New Castle'.

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Neuchâtel is a town and the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, located on Lake Neuchâtel, with approximately 45,000 inhabitants following a 2021 municipal merger. The city's name, which means "New Castle" in both French and German, reflects its historical significance as a regional center in Switzerland.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Neuchâtel
Swiss town.image_photo: Vuevilledeneuchatel.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality and city
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: Neuchâtel-Commune.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Neuchatel city coat of arms.svg
Swiss town.canton: Neuchâtel
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-NE
Swiss town.postal_code: 2000
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6458
Swiss town.area: 18.05
Swiss town.elevation: 479
Swiss town.elevation_description: railway station
Swiss town.highest: Grand Chaumont
Swiss town.highest_m: 1177
Swiss town.lowest: Port
Swiss town.lowest_m: 434
Swiss town.website: neuchatelville.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Fabio Bongiovanni

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Part of: Romandy
Has part: Valangin
Official name: Neuchâtel
Demonym: Neocastellani
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Canton of Neuchâtel
Official language: French
Population: 45309
Area: 18.06
Elevation: 444
Body of water: Lake Neuchâtel
Capital of: Neuchâtel District
Official website: www.neuchatelville.ch
Image: Vuevilledeneuchatel.jpg
Dialing code: 032
Licence plate code: NE

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category for people born here: Category:Births in Neuchâtel
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Neuchâtel
Commons category: Neuchâtel
twinned administrative body: Sansepolcro
topic's main category: Category:Neuchâtel
postal code: 2000
category of associated people: Category:People from Neuchâtel
Commons gallery: Neuchâtel
inception: 1011-00-00
owner of: Stade de la Maladière
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6458
replaces: Valangin
located in the statistical territorial entity: Littoral region
described at URL: www.leo-bw.de/en-GB/web/guest/detail-gis/-/Detail/details/ORT/labw_ortslexikon/8714/Neuenburg+am+Rhein+-+Altgemeinde%7ETeilort

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Contents

{{anchor|Names of Neuchâtel}}Names and etymology
Historic names
History
Prehistory
Antiquity
Middle Ages
Early modern era
Modern Neuchâtel
Geography
Climate
Politics
Coat of arms
Administrative divisions
Government
Parliament
Elections
National Council
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Namesakes
Demographics
Population
Historical population
Language
Religion
Crime
Economy
Education
Transport
Sights
Heritage sites of national significance
Architecture
Museums
Culture
Sport
Notable people
See also
Explanatory notes
References
Further reading
External links

The castle after which the city is named was built by Rudolph III of Burgundy and completed in 1011. Originally part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, the city was absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire in 1033. The domain of the counts of Neuchâtel was first referred to as a city in 1214. The city came under Prussian control from 1707 until 1848, with an interruption during the Napoleonic Wars from 1806 to 1814. In 1848, Neuchâtel became a republic and a canton of Switzerland.

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