Münster

Coordinates: 51°58′N 7°38′E / 51.967°N 7.633°E / 51.967; 7.633
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Münster
Panorama of Münster
Panorama of Münster
Flag of Münster
Coat of arms of Münster
Location of Münster
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Münster is located in Germany
Münster
Münster
Münster is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Münster
Münster
Coordinates: 51°58′N 7°38′E / 51.967°N 7.633°E / 51.967; 7.633
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictUrban district
Founded793
Subdivisions6 Stadtbezirke
Government
 • Lord mayorMarkus Lewe (CDU)
 • Governing partiesCDU / FDP
Area
 • Total302.89 km2 (116.95 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total317,713
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
48143-48167
Dialling codes0251
 02501 (Hiltrup, Amelsbüren)
 02506 (Wolbeck, Angelmodde)
 02533 (Nienberge)
 02534 (Roxel)
 02536 (Albachten)
Vehicle registrationMS
Websitewww.muenster.de

Münster (Münster dialect: Mönster, Dutch: Munster, Frisian: Múnster, Old Saxon: Mimigernaford, (Latin: Monasterium) is the historical capital of Westphalia and belongs now to the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

About 270,000 people live there. There is an airport and a university.

Münster was very powerful in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The Westphalian Peace was signed in Münster.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. "Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW".

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