New Braunfels travel guide

New Braunfels (pronounced "Brawnfells") by most, (however, Brownfells is the correct pronunciation and is often heard amoung some locals and the town's old German families), is a city in Comal and Guadalupe Counties in the U.S. state of Texas that is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Area. Braunfels means "brown rock" in German; the city is named for Braunfels, in Germany. In 2000, its population was 36,494, while in 2005 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population to have reached 47,168http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2005-04-48.xls. It is the seat of Comal County New Braunfels has a sizeable German Texan community. During the 19th century, its name was often spelled Neu-Braunfels, even by English-speakers. The town holds a German-style festival, Wurstfest http://www.wurstfest.com ("sausage festival"), every November to celebrate the city's German heritage. The newspaper Herald Zeitung was written in German until World War II. (...) more....