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Münster ⓘ ( ˈmʏnstɐ; bahasa Sachsen Hilir: Mönster) adalah sebuah kota otonom ( Kreisfreie Stadt) di Nordrhein-Westfalen, Jerman. Kota ini berada di bagian utara negara bagian dan dianggap sebagai pusat budaya kawasan Westfalen. Münster juga ibu kota Regierungsbezirk Münster. Kota ini dikenal sebagai panggung terjadinya pemberontakan ...
Munster merupakan salah satu provinsi di Republik Irlandia. Provinsi ini letaknya di bagian barat daya di negara tersebut. Provinsi ini memiliki luas wilayah 24.675 km² dan memiliki jumlah penduduk 1.246.088 jiwa (2011). Kepadatan penduduknya adalah 50,5 jiwa/km². Ibu kotanya di Cork .
Munster adalah keju dari daerah Vosges di Prancis bagian timur yang dibuat dengan menggunakan susu sapi yang sudah dipasteurisasi. Keju Munster tersedia dalam dua ukuran. Yang pertama memiliki bentuk yang bulat dengan diameter 12 hingga 20 sentimeter, tinggi 2.5 sampai 8 sentimeter dan berat yang tidak melebihi 1 kilogram.
Kerajaan Munster (bahasa Irlandia: Ríocht Mhumhain) adalah sebuah kerajaan yang terletak di pulau Irlandia bagian barat daya, berdiri dari abad ke-1 SM sampai tahun 1118.
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Early history
In 793, Charlemagne sent out Ludger as a missionary to evangelise the Münsterland. In 797, Ludger founded a school that later became the Cathedral School. Gymnasium Paulinum traces its history back to this school. Ludger was ordained as the first bishop of Münster. The first cathedral was completed by 850. The combination of ford and crossroad, market place, episcopal administrative centre, library and school, established Münster as an important centre. In 1040, Heinrich IIIbecame the first k...
Middle Ages and early modern period
In the Middle Ages, the Prince-Bishopric of Münster was a leading member of the Hanseatic League. In 1534, an apocalyptic Anabaptist sect, led by John of Leiden, took power in the Münster rebellion and founded a democratic proto-socialistic state. They claimed all property, burned all books except the Bible, and called it the "New Jerusalem". John of Leiden believed he would lead the elect from Münster to capture the entire world and purify it of evil with the sword in preparation for the Sec...
18th, 19th and early 20th centuries
The last outstanding palace of the German baroque period, the Schloss Münster, was created according to plans by Johann Conrad Schlaun. The University of Münster (today called "Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster", WWU) was established in 1780. It is now a major European centre for excellence in education and research with large faculties in the arts, humanities, theology, sciences, business and law. Currently there are about 40,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled.[cita...
Geographic position
Münster is situated on the river Aa, approximately 15 kilometres (9 miles) south of its confluence with the Ems in the so-called Westphalian Bight, a landscape studded with dispersed settlements and farms – the "Münsterland". The Wolstonian sediments of the mountain ridge called "Münsterländer Kiessandzug" cross the city from north to south. The highest elevation is the Mühlenberg in the northwest of Münster, 97 metres above sea level. The lowest elevation is at the Ems, 44 m above sea level....
Population density
The city's built-up area is quite extensive. There are no skyscrapers and few high-rise buildings but very many detached houses and mansions. Still the population density reaches about 15,000 inhabitants per km2 in the city centre. Calculating the population density based on the actual populated area results in approximately 2890 inhabitants per km2.[verification needed] Münster's urban area of 302.91 square kilometres (116.95 sq mi) is distributed into 57.54 square kilometres (22.22 sq mi) c...
Climate
A well-known saying in Münster is "Entweder es regnet oder es läuten die Glocken. Und wenn beides zusammen fällt, dann ist Sonntag" ("Either it rains or the church bells ring. And if both occur at the same time, it's Sunday."), but in reality the rainfall with approximately 758 mm (29.8 inches) per year is close to the average rainfall in Germany. The perception of Münster as a rain-laden city isn't caused by the absolute amount of rainfall but by the above-average number of rainy days with r...
Münster has population of about 320,000 people and is the 10th largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia state and 20th largest city in Germany. Münster is also the seventh largest German city by area with an area of 303.28 km2 (117.10 sq mi) and the center of the Münster region which is called in German Münsterland. Considered as one of the oldest Ge...
Mayor
The current Mayor of Münster is Markus Lewe of the Christian Democratic Union(CDU), who was elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2015 and 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:
City council
The Münster city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
Representation
Münster forms its own Electoral district (No. 129) for elections on a national level. Due to Germany's mixture of a direct and a proportional electoral system Münster sends a directly elected member into the Bundestag as well as other politicians have the chance to qualify via their party's state-wide list. As for the 2021 German federal election health politician Maria Klein-Schmeink (The Greens) won the districts seat in the Bundestag with 32.3% of the personal vote. Defeated candidates, fo...
The city is considered[by whom?] the "creative desk of Westphalia". Greater Münster is home to many industries such as those of public authorities, consulting companies, insurance companies, banks, computer centres, publishing houses, advertising and design. The service sector has created several thousand jobs. Retailers have approximately 1.9 bill...
St. Paul's Cathedral, built in the 13th century in a mixture of late Romanesque and early Gothic styles. It was completely restored after World War II. It includes an astronomical clock of 1540, ad...The Prinzipalmarkt, the main shopping street in the city centre with the Gothic city hall (14th century) in which the Peace of Westphalia treaty which put an end to the Thirty Years' War was signed...St Lambert's Church (1375), with three cages hanging from its tower above the clock face. In 1535 these cages were used to display the corpses of Jan van Leiden and other leaders of the Münster Reb...Münster is home to many institutions of higher education, including the University of Münster and University of Applied Sciences. The city also has 92 primary and secondary education schools. The city had 61,441 students in 2015/16.
Air
Münster Osnabrück Airportserves the city of Münster. The airport provides flights to European destinations mostly.
Bicycling
Münster claims to be the bicycle capital of Germany. It states that in 2007, vehicle traffic (36.4%) fell below traffic by bicycle (37.6%), even though it is unclear how such a figure is defined. The city maintains an extensive network for bicycles including the popular "Promenade" which encircles Münster's city centre. While motorised vehicles are banned, there are paths for pedestrians. Additional bicycle paths link all city districts with the inner city and special traffic lights provide s...
Train
Münster's Central Station is on the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway. The city is connected by Intercity trainsto many other major cities in Germany.
The city is home to Preußen Münster, which was founded on 30 April 1906. The main section is football, and the team plays at Preußenstadion. Other important sports teams include the USC Münster e.V. volleyball club. Uni Baskets Münster is the city's professional basketball team.Home games are at Sporthalle Berg Fidel.
After the Second World War, Münster became a major station within Osnabrück Garrison, part of British Forces Germany. Their presence was gradually reduced, yet there are still many active military bases. The last forces left Münster on 4 July 2013.
Munster (Irish: an Mhumhain [ə ˈwuːnʲ] or Cúige Mumhan [ˌkuːɟə ˈmˠuːnˠ]) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (Irish: rí ruirech).
Raja Munster (bahasa Irlandia: Rí Mumhan), memerintah dari pendirian Munster selama Zaman Besi Irlandia, hingga Puncak Abad Pertengahan.
