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).

References

↑ ^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.

Other websites

[TSHA-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "New Braunfels, Texas". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

[QF-2] "QuickFacts: New Braunfels city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

[NBI-3] "History of New Braunfels". New Braunfels Info. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

[4] "New Braunfels, Texas". TripAdvisor LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

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