Neuwied is a town in the north of the German state of
Rhineland-Palatinate, capital of the
District of Neuwied. Neuwied lies on the east bank of the
Rhine, 12 km northwest of
Koblenz, on the railway from
Frankfurt am Main to
Cologne. The town has 13 suburban administrative districts: Heimbach-Weis, Gladbach,
Engers, Oberbieber, Niederbieber, Torney, Segendorf, Altwied, Block, Irlich, Feldkirchen, Heddesdorf and Rodenbach. The largest is Heimbach-Weis, with approximately 8000 inhabitants.