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'{{Infobox German location |image_coa = DEU Neuleiningen COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|49|32|31|N|8|8|22|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Neuleiningen in DÜW.svg |state = Rheinland-Pfalz |district = Bad Dürkheim |Verbandsgemeinde = Leiningerland |elevation = 300 |area = 9.07 |postal_code = 67271 |area_code = 06351, 06356, 06359 |licence = DÜW |Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 32 038 |website = [http://www.neuleiningen.de/ www.neuleiningen.de] |mayor = Franz Adam<ref>[https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/3320000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim], Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.</ref> |leader_term = 2019&ndash;24 |party = CDU }} '''Neuleiningen''' is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a [[Municipalities of Germany|municipality]] belonging to a ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'', a kind of collective municipality – in the [[Bad Dürkheim (district)|Bad Dürkheim]] district in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]. == Geography == === Location === On a foothill near the northern end of the [[Haardt]], Neuleiningen gathers round the like-named castle at an elevation of some 300&nbsp;m above [[sea level]]. To the west and southwest stretches the [[Palatinate Forest]], to the northwest the [[North Palatine Highland]], and to the east spreads the [[Upper Rhine Plain]] behind the ''Leiningerland’s'' vineyard-covered hills. Neuleiningen belongs to the [[Leiningerland (Verbandsgemeinde)|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Leiningerland]], whose seat is in [[Grünstadt]], although that town is itself not in the ''Verbandsgemeinde''. === Constituent communities === The [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Neuleiningen-Tal (''Tal'' means “dale” or “valley” in [[German language|German]]), administratively part of Neuleiningen and consisting of only a few houses, lies south of the main centre at an elevation of 183&nbsp;m, making it quite a bit lower than the main centre. Neuleiningen-Tal lies on the Eckbach. Downstream the valley opens onto a hilly landscape planted with [[vineyard]]s on the western edge of the [[Upper Rhine Plain]]. It abuts the neighbouring municipality of [[Kleinkarlbach]] just to the east. == History == Neuleiningen – as with neighbouring [[Altleiningen]] a few kilometres away – draws its name from the noble family, the [[House of Leiningen]], to whom the ''Leiningerland'' – also named for these counts – once belonged and who also built the [[castle]] in the 13th century. (The prefixes ''Alt—'' and ''Neu—'' simply mean “old” and “new” respectively). It was not long before a settlement had sprung up around this and begun to grow. Neuleiningen belonged until 1969 to the now abolished district of Frankenthal. The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' into which the municipality was later grouped was formed in 1972. == Politics == === Municipal council === The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:<ref>[http://wahlen.rlp.de/kw/wahlen/2009/gemeinderatswahlen/ergebnisse/3320303800.html Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat]</ref> {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="300" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" align="center" | || [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] || [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]] || [[Free Voters|FWG]] || '''Total''' |- align="center" | 2009 || 1 || 8 || 3 || 12 seats |- align="center" | 2004 || 1 || 9 || 2 || 12 seats |} === Coat of arms === The municipality's [[Coat of arms|arms]] might be described thus: Per bend azure semé of six crosses Or an eagle displayed argent armed and langued gules, the sinister wing couped at the partition, and sable semé of ten crosses of the second a key bendwise of the third, the wards to chief and turned to base. The eagle is the heraldic device that was borne by the [[House of Leiningen|Counts of Leiningen]]. The key symbolizes the [[Bishopric of Worms|Prince-Bishopric of Worms]]. == Culture and sightseeing == [[File:Burg Neuleiningen Bergfried.JPG|thumb|Neuleiningen Castle: stump of the northeast defensive tower (keep)]] [[File:Neuleiningen St. Nikolaus.JPG|thumb|Former castle chapel (now parish church) ''St.&nbsp;Nikolaus'']] [[File:Neuleiningen Fachwerkhaus Obergasse.JPG|thumb|[[Timber framing|Timber-frame]] house at the corner of Obergasse and Mittelgasse]] === Sightseeing in the main town === Many buildings have histories reaching back to the [[Middle Ages]]. ;Neuleiningen Castle [[Neuleiningen castle|''Burg Neuleiningen'']] is typologically of the model of [[France|French]] castles of the so-called “castrum type” found in the [[Île de France]]. It was built under Count Friedrich III of Leiningen-Dagsburg in the 1240s and is thereby one of the earliest castrum-type castles on German soil. From the castle's lookout tower one has an outstanding view of the [[Upper Rhine Plain]] in the east and the [[Palatinate Forest]]’s mountains in the west. The villages of Sausenheim and [[Kleinkarlbach]] below Neuleiningen can be seen. In good weather one can also make out [[Ludwigshafen]], [[Mannheim]], the [[Odenwald]] and even aircraft taking off from [[Frankfurt Airport]]. ;Town fortifications The fortifications with their four towers were built in connection with the castle and likewise come from the 13th century. They were restored and expanded in the 15th century. Of the once three town gates, only the western one from the latter half of the 15th century is preserved. ;Saint Nicholas’s Parish Church The ''Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus'' was built in the 13th century as a castle chapel at the same time as the castle itself. It is also called ''Wallfahrtskirche der Gnadenmutter zu Neuleiningen'' (“Pilgrimage Church of the Mother of Grace at Neuleiningen”). The miraculous image at the festival of the Birth of Mary<!--The en:WP article to which the de:WP article “Mariä Geburt” links, namely “Nativity of the Theotokos”, does not quite seem suitable and correct. Please don’t link this there. Germany has never been an Eastern Orthodox country.--> on 8 September is a [[Gothic art|Gothic]] statue of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] with the [[Child Jesus|Christ Child]] in a mandorla. In the 15th century, the quire was expanded and the tower added. The single-nave inner space has after several restorations been thoroughly altered. Besides a [[Baroque art|Baroque]] statue of [[Saint Nicholas]] with his hand raised in blessing, the church houses several other Late Gothic wooden sculptures. ;Rectory The former ''Wachenheimer Hof'' (1561, thoroughly altered), where the former castle administrators, the Lords of [[Wachenheim, Alzey-Worms|Wachenheim]] lived, now serves as a [[rectory]]. The complex was part of [[Neuleiningen castle|Neuleiningen Castle]]’s outer bailey. ;Town Hall The town hall on Mittelgasse, like the adjoining church, belonged in the 14th and 15th centuries to the [[Carmelites|Carmelite]] monastery ''Zum Heiligen Kreuz'' (“To the Holy Cross”), which was dissolved in the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]]. In 1902, the municipality acquired the complex and converted it into its present form. Since 1957, the church, which was [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] from 1555 to 1582 and thereafter a [[synagogue]] until 1902, has once again been in [[Evangelical Church in Germany|Evangelical]] hands. ;Timber-frame houses Well preserved [[Timber framing|timber-frame]] houses (16th/17th century), some with oriel windows, characterize the village centre's narrow lanes, particularly the rows along the parallel Obergasse, Mittelgasse and Untergasse. ;Lion sculpture The lion sculpture standing on a column at the ''Marktbrunnen'' (“Market Fountain”) on Mittelgasse from 1782 formerly bore the so-called ''Fasseiche'', an official standard for wine barrel measurement. Today it bears the arms of the [[Prince-Bishop]]s of [[Bishopric of Worms|Worms]]. ;Market Fountain Below the ''Marktbrunnen'' on Untergasse, the ''Spülbrunnen'' (“Washing Fountain”) has been preserved. It caught water in a basin that had spilt out of the Market Fountain that was still suitable for washing wine barrels. === Sightseeing in Neuleiningen-Tal === ;Eckbachweiher Upstream from (west of) the two mills, the Eckbach is dammed up to form the Eckbachweiher, a manmade lake. This once served on the one hand as a guard against flooding, and on the other hand as a water reservoir for running the mills even in time of drought. ;Obermühle The ''Obermühle'' (“Upper Mill”), first mentioned in a document in 1615, is a former gristmill and papermill. In 1864 it was converted into a [[porcelain]] and [[earthenware]] factory that ended up in financial difficulties after the [[First World War]] and had to be liquidated in 1937. The converted complex is used now, in the 21st century, by a forwarding company. ;Felsenmühle [[File:Felsenmühle.JPG|thumb|''Felsenmühle in Neuleiningen-Tal'', inner yard and east wing]] The ''Felsenmühle'' (“Crag Mill”), standing roughly 300&nbsp;m downstream, was first mentioned in a document in 1490. It is made up of the main house in the north, a dwelling wing in the east, a big, old barn in the south and the mill wing in the west. In the middle spreads a cobbled inner yard. The main house's ground floor sits one floor's height above the yard, which is reached by a double stairway built onto the middle. In the mid 18th century, the ''Felsenmühle'' was bought at auction by miller Matthias Geißler, the owner of the ''Obermühle'' after he put his craftiness to work: Instead of transferring his tailwater, as the last owner had, along a channel running parallel to the Eckbach and down to the ''Felsenmühle'', he had it flow right back into the Eckbach. Since this flowed by the ''Felsenmühle'' about 50&nbsp;m to the south, the lower mill was left high and dry, bereft of its very reason for existing. Geißler then acquired it and soon thereafter was running it himself. In 1749, he received approval for a wine bar at the mill. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it served various purposes: glaze making for the earthenware factory that was then running at the ''Obermühle'', then a bar, and in the [[Second World War]] a prison camp. From 1994 it was once again an inn in which were also run a wine parlour and a [[bed and breakfast]]. In the guest parlour, a gigantic undershot [[waterwheel]] could be seen. After the innkeeper had to shut the complex down in 2004 owing to his advancing age, it stood empty and suffered damage from both frost and break ins. After being renovated, it has been open once again since the summer of 2007. ;Eckbachmühlen-Rad- und Wanderweg A section of the ''Eckbachmühlen-Rad- und Wanderweg'' (cycling and hiking path) runs along the Eckbach, linking 23 of the region's mills, some of which have been restored. This includes the two described above. === Gastronomy === The castle's vaulted cellar has been expanded into a “castle bar”, and adjacent to the castle is the ''Alte Pfarrey'' (“Old Rectory” – archaically spelt with a Y instead of an I), which today is as much a restaurant for fine dining as ''Liz’ Stuben'' on the village's outskirts. === Air sports === On one of the municipality's hills is found the [[model aircraft]] site of the ''Luftfahrtvereins Grünstadt und Umgebung e.&nbsp;V.'' (“Grünstadt and Area Air Travel Club”). == Economy and infrastructure == === Winegrowing === [[Winegrowing]] is, more so than [[tourism]], the municipality's main livelihood. The [[vineyard]]s lie in the east of the municipality towards the [[Upper Rhine Plain]]. The way the slopes lean towards the morning sun has two advantages: The soil warms up early after it has cooled off during the night, and colder air masses can swiftly flow off onto the plain, forestalling late frosts early in the year that damage the new shoots. Winegrowing in Neuleiningen has tradition. There are several wineries in the municipality whose existence goes back to the 18th century. They make both [[white wine]]s ([[Riesling]], [[Chardonnay]], [[Pinot blanc]], [[Müller-Thurgau]]) and [[red wine]]s ([[Pinot noir]], [[Dornfelder]], [[Pinot Meunier]], [[Blauer Portugieser]]). Some wines are aged in [[Oak (wine)|oaken casks]]. Smaller areas are also planted with new grape varieties. In autumn, [[Federweisser]] is on offer at the wineries, and at [[Christmas]]time, they also have [[mulled wine]] made with their own products. == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{Commons|Neuleiningen}} * [http://www.neuleiningen.de/ Municipality’s official webpage] {{in lang|de}} * [https://www.vg-l.de/ortsgemeinden/neuleiningen/ Neuleiningen in the collective municipality’s Web pages] {{in lang|de}} * [http://www.deutsche-wein-strasse.de/Panorama/Neuleiningen/Freizeit_Neuleiningen/Neuleininger_Muhlen/neuleininger_muhlen.html Neuleiningen’s mills] {{in lang|de}} {{Cities and towns in Bad Dürkheim (district)}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Palatinate Forest]] [[Category:Bad Dürkheim (district)]]'