Münster

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Münster
City
Panorama of Münster
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Münster
Münster Show map of Germany Münster Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°58′N 7°38′E / 51.967°N 7.633°E / 51.967; 7.633
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Urban district
Founded	793
Subdivisions	6 Stadtbezirke
Government
• Lord mayor	Markus Lewe (CDU)
• Governing parties	CDU / FDP
Area
• Total	302.89 km2 (116.95 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	320,946
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/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 (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.

1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
2. ↑ "Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW".

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