Bergneustadt is a municipality in the eastern part of the Oberbergischer Kreis (district), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located 50 km east of Cologne. It is part of the Berg region.
In 1301 the place became the first time in a document The Drost Rutger of the Brandenburg March of Altena mentions namely „It begins with the construction of the Niestat „. an outpost of the Brandenburg March should be against the Cologne archbishop. In addition the same rights were conceded of the new „Veste“ soon already like Lüdenscheid. The manner of writing of the first naming was „Niestat“.
In 13 May 1301, Servatius day, began of the Droste Rutger of Altena by order of the count Eberhard II of the marks with the construction of the town castle of Nyestadt in Sauerland of the Brandenburg March in the area of the district Wiedenau which was a part of the parish Wiedenest.
Mountain new town belongs with Wipperfürth, Lüdenscheid and Lennep in the circle of the sovereign town foundations of…