Munster, Haut-Rhin

Coordinates: 48°02′N 7°08′E / 48.04°N 7.13°E / 48.04; 7.13
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Munster
Protestant Church
Protestant Church
Coat of arms of Munster
Location of Munster
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Munster is located in France
Munster
Munster
Munster is located in Grand Est
Munster
Munster
Coordinates: 48°02′N 7°08′E / 48.04°N 7.13°E / 48.04; 7.13
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonWintzenheim
IntercommunalityVallée de Munster
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Dischinger [1]
Area
1
8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,707
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68226 /68140
Elevation341–794 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.

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 west of Colmar on the D417 road to the Col de la Schlucht and Épinal.

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]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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.
Panorama of Munster

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Association Internationale Albert Schweitzer". Archived from the original on 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2007-10-17.

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