Back নিউ বৃন্দাবন Bengali/Bangla New Vrindaban CEB New Vrindaban Italian ന്യൂ വൃന്ദാവൻ, പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ വെർജീനിയ Malayalam Нью-Вриндаван Russian புதிய விருந்தாவனம் Tamil
ISKCON New Vrindaban | |
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 The Palace of Gold | |
  ISKCON New Vrindaban Location within the state of West Virginia  ISKCON New Vrindaban ISKCON New Vrindaban (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′53″N 80°36′23″W / 39.96472°N 80.60639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Marshall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,175 ft (358 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 352 |
| • Density | 190/sq mi (73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26041 |
| Area code | 304/681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1717344 [1] |
New Vrindaban is an unincorporated area and an ISKCON (Hare Krishna) intentional community located in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, near Moundsville.[2] The town consists of 1,204 acres (4.87 km2) (0.1 km² of which is water),[3] and several building complexes, homes, apartment buildings, and businesses including the Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra Temple (RVC Temple) and Prabhupada's Palace of Gold. New Vrindaban was founded in 1968 under the direct guidance of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON, by his disciple Kirtanananda Swami. It is named for the Indian city of Vrindavan.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "About us: New Vrindaban" official website. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ Marshall County, WV Courthouse, County Assessor Records, Populated Places Statistics