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Munster (French pronunciation: [mœ̃stɛʁ] ; German: Münster im Elsass) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located in the valley of the river Fecht, in the Vosges mountains about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) west of Colmar on the D417 road to the Col de la Schlucht and Épinal.
Munster | |
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 Protestant Church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Munster  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°02′N 7°08′E / 48.04°N 7.13°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Wintzenheim |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Munster |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Dischinger [1] |
| Area 1 | 8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,707 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68226 /68140 |
| Elevation | 341–794 m (1,119–2,605 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The site of a 7th-century abbey or monastery, which gave the place its name, it is famous for its cheese (the Munster cheese).
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,888 | — |
| 1975 | 4,932 | +0.13% |
| 1982 | 4,661 | −0.80% |
| 1990 | 4,657 | −0.01% |
| 1999 | 4,884 | +0.53% |
| 2007 | 4,990 | +0.27% |
| 2012 | 4,791 | −0.81% |
| 2017 | 4,606 | −0.78% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The town's inhabitants are known in French as munstériens.
People
edit- Albert Schweitzer grew up in the nearby village of Gunsbach in the late 19th century, when the region was known as Elsaß-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine) and was part of the German Empire. The village is home to the international Albert Schweitzer association AISL (Association Internationale Schweitzer Lambaréné).[4]
- Dom George Franck (c.1690 – 1760) organist and composer was born in Munster.
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View to a street with reformed church and catholic church in the background -
View to a street: Place du Marché-rue Saint-Gregoire-Grand Rue with townhall -
View to a street: Rue du 9e Zouaves
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Association Internationale Albert Schweitzer". Archived from the original on 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Munster (Haut-Rhin).
- Tourism office website
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Flickr Munster
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