Münster
Münster
Mönster (Westphalian) | |
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City | |
Aerial view of Münster St Lambert's Church Prinzipalmarkt | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Münster | |
Münster Münster | |
| Coordinates: 51°57′45″N 07°37′32″E / 51.96250°N 7.62556°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Urban district |
| Founded | 793 |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–25) | Markus Lewe[1] (CDU) |
| • Governing parties | Greens / SPD / Volt |
| Area | |
• Total | 302.89 km2 (116.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 307,071 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48143–48167 |
| Dialling codes | 0251 02501 (Hiltrup, Amelsbüren) 02506 (Wolbeck, Angelmodde) 02533 (Nienberge) 02534 (Roxel) 02536 (Albachten) |
| Vehicle registration | MS |
| Website | www.muenster.de |
Münster (German: [ˈmʏnstɐ] ⓘ; Westphalian: Mönster) is an independent city (Kreisfreie Stadt) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state district capital. Münster was the location of the Anabaptist rebellion during the Protestant Reformation and the site of the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia that, together with the Treaty of Osnabrück (collectively known as the Peace of Westphalia), ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648. Today, it is known as the bicycle capital of Germany.[3]
Münster gained the status of a Großstadt (major city) with more than 100,000 inhabitants in 1915.[4] As of 2014, there are 300,000[5] people living in the city, with about 61,500 students,[6] only some of whom are recorded in the official population statistics as having their primary residence in Münster. Münster is a part of the international Euregio region with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants (Enschede, Hengelo, Gronau, Osnabrück).
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Münster bicycle capital". wwf.panda.org. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "1900 to 1945". Stadt Münster. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ Martin Kalitschke (11 October 2014). "Jetzt hat Münster 300 000 Einwohner" [Now Münster has 300 000 inhabitants]. Westfälische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Klaus Baumeister (24 January 2017). "Ohne Hochschulen geht es bergab – Studenten machen Münster groß" [Without universities it's going downhill – University students make Münster large]. Westfälische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2018.