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Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz: capital of the Neumarkt district in Bavaria, Germany.
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In early medieval times the region was ruled by the counts of Wolfstein, while the city of Neumarkt was directly subordinate to the emperor and hence independent from the Wolfstein family.
In the 14th century the counts of Wolfstein, as well as the city of Neumarkt, became subordinate to the Palatinate, and in 1628 to Bavaria.
The district in its present shape was established in 1972, when the city of Neumarkt lost its status as an urban district and was incorporated into the district.
Situated in front of the citywall and the "Frauentor" was the Gothic church "Unsere Lieben Frauen" and its graveyard (lower left in the picture).
By means of strict regulations concerning the number of stories, the arrangement of the facades and the material uses for the buildings, a most mature sence was created and is one of the greatest achievements of baroque civic architecture.
Compared to the rather irregulary laid out square before 1760, the Neumarkt in the late baroque period, now without the Gewandhaus and the Hauptwache (the ruins of which having been torn down in 1766), displayed a sense of perfect harmony and clarity.
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