Neustadt an der Orla is a town in Saale-Orla-Kreis

Saale-Orla-Kreis

Saale-Orla is a Kreis in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Saale-Holzland, Greiz, the Vogtlandkreis in Saxony, the Bavarian districts Hof and Kronach, and the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt.-History:The district was created in 1994 by merging the previous...

 district, in Thuringia

Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

. It is situated at the small river Orla

Orla River

The Orla is a 35 km long river in eastern Thuringia, Germany, right tributary to the river Saale. Its source is near the town Triptis. It flows west through the towns Neustadt an der Orla and Pößneck. The Orla flows into the Saale in Orlamünde, 17 km south of Jena....

, 17 km north of Schleiz

Schleiz

Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany.- Location :Schleiz is in the Thuringian Vogtland area, an area of wooded hills on the borders of Thuringia, Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Republic...

, and 25 km southeast of Jena

Jena

Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...

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Setting

The additive, which differentiates Neustadt an der Orla from other towns named Neustadt, owed the town the Orla River

Orla River

The Orla is a 35 km long river in eastern Thuringia, Germany, right tributary to the river Saale. Its source is near the town Triptis. It flows west through the towns Neustadt an der Orla and Pößneck. The Orla flows into the Saale in Orlamünde, 17 km south of Jena....

. The Orla rises east of the town Triptis

Triptis

Triptis is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 22 km southwest of Gera....

. Near Orlamünde

Orlamünde

Orlamünde is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Saale and Orla, 17 km south of Jena. It was the centre of a county, often united to Weimar, in the Early Middle Ages....

 the Orla flows into the river Saale

Saale

The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale and Thuringian Saale , is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.-Course:The Saale...

. The district is called after these two rivers that are typical for this region.

Towns and villages in the neighbourhood

Pillingsdorf

Pillingsdorf

Pillingsdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany....

, Rosendorf, Dreitzsch

Dreitzsch

Dreitzsch is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany....

, Schmieritz

Schmieritz

Schmieritz is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany....

, Linda b. Neustadt an der Orla, Kospoda

Kospoda

Kospoda is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany....

, Weira

Weira

Weira is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany....

, Lausnitz b. Neustadt an der Orla, Langenorla

Langenorla

Langenorla is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany....

, Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf

Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf

Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

 und Breitenhain

Breitenhain

Breitenhain is a village and a former municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2010, it is part of the town Neustadt an der Orla....

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Parts of Neustadt an der Orla

• Neustadt (Orla) (12,52 km²)
• Arnshaugk (0,24 km²)
• Börthen (1,25 km²)
• Lichtenau (2,25 km²)
• Moderwitz (5,59 km²)
• Molbitz (4,56 km²)
• Neunhofen (4,54 km²)

Total area: 30,95 km²