Neuchâtel (French pronunciation:[nøʃatɛl]); Old French:neu(f) "new" and chatel "castle" (French:château); German:Neuenburg; Italian:Neocastello or Nuovocastello; Romansh:Neuchâtel or Neufchâtel) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel.