Muhlbach-sur-Munster (German: Mühlbach im Elsass) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is the birthplace of the German publisher Johann Carolus, founder of the earliest known newspaper in 1605.[3]
Muhlbach-sur-Munster
Mühlbach | |
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 The town hall in Muhlbach | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Muhlbach-sur-Munster  | |
  Muhlbach-sur-Munster  Muhlbach-sur-Munster | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′35″N 7°05′03″E / 48.0264°N 7.0842°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Wintzenheim |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Munster |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Althusser[1] |
Area 1 | 7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 806 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68223 /68380 |
| Elevation | 436–1,283 m (1,430–4,209 ft) (avg. 466 m or 1,529 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
People
edit- Johann Carolus (1575–1634), German printer
Sister city
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Kermaria-Sulard, France
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Weber, Johannes: Strassburg 1605: Die Geburt der Zeitung, in: Jahrbuch für Kommunikationsgeschichte, Vol. 7 (2005), S. 3-27" (in German).
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