Neuenstein () is a town in the Hohenlohe district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Künzelsau, and 27 km east of Heilbronn.
The 16th-century castle, home to H.S.H. the prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen, is open to visitors.
Villages Neuenstein consists of the following 7 villages: +Area and population as of 30 June 2019Area in haPopulationCoat of armsKirchensall 1.406819Kleinhirschbach 863 392Grünbühl 579 525Kesselfeld 378 235Eschelbach332 543Obersöllbach482 319
Mayor
From 1999 to 2015 Sabine Eckert-Viereckel was the mayor. In February 2015 Karl Michael Nicklas was elected with 85% of the votes.
Sons and daughters of the town
Wendel Hipler (around 1465–1526), leader of the peasants in the German Peasants' War Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (1622–1698), (Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and imperial Generalfeldmarschall in the Turkish War
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