New Braunfels, Texas | |
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![]() Top, left to right: Guadalupe River, August Dietz Cottage, First Protestant Church, Comal River in Landa Park, Schlitterbahn, Hotel Faust | |
Motto(s): In Neu Braunfels ist das leben schöne (In New Braunfels, life is beautiful)[1] | |
![]() Location of New Braunfels in Texas | |
Coordinates: 29°42′N 98°7′W / 29.700°N 98.117°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Counties | Comal, Guadalupe |
Founded | 1845 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• City Council |
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• City Manager | Robert Camareno |
• Deputy City Manager | Jordan Matney |
• Asst. City Manager | Jared Werner |
Area | |
• Total | 45.57 sq mi (118.02 km2) |
• Land | 45.18 sq mi (117.01 km2) |
• Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2) |
Elevation | 630 ft (192 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 110,958 |
• Density | 2,434.89/sq mi (940.16/km2) |
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Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 78130–78133 |
Area code | 830 |
FIPS code | 48-50820[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1342440[6] |
Website | newbraunfels |
New Braunfels (/ˈbrɔːnfəlz/ BRAWN-fəlz) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of Comal County. The city covers 44.9 square miles (116 km2) and had a population of 90,403 as of the 2020 Census.[7] A suburb just north of San Antonio, and part of the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, it was the third-fastest-growing city in the United States from 2010 to 2020.[8] As of 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates its population at 104,707.[9]
New Braunfels is known for its German Texan heritage.
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