Halle-Neustadt, popularly known as HaNeu, was a city in the German Democratic Republic. It was established as a new town on 12 May 1967, as an independent and autonomous city. The population in 1972 was 51,600 and in 1981 was more than 93,000. On 6 May 1990, Halle-Neustadt merged back into Halle again. From Wikipedia