New Braunfels, Texas
New Braunfels (i/ˌnjuː ˈbrɔːnfəlz/ newbrawn-fəlz) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of Comal County.[1] New Braunfels is a principal city of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. The city's population was 90,403 at the 2020 census.[2]
New Braunfels is 30 miles (48 km) northeast of downtown San Antonio.[1] It is 19 miles (31 km) southwest of San Marcos, and 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Austin.[1]
New Braunfels was established in 1845 by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels.[1] Prince Solms named the settlement in honor of his home in Solms-Braunfels, Germany.[3] The city has a strong German influence. This is seen in the downtown area architecture.[4] The city uses ZIP codes 78130–78133 and telephone area code (830).
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "New Braunfels, Texas". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: New Braunfels city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ↑ "History of New Braunfels". New Braunfels Info. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ↑ "New Braunfels, Texas". TripAdvisor LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2017.