Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the northern part of the state and the historic capital of the Westphalia region. During the Protestant Reformation it was the site of the Anabaptist rebellion, and in 1648 Münster and Osnabrück hosted the signing of the Treaties of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years' War. It is known today as the bicycle capital of Germany.
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Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
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Source Karl Barth (Wikipedia)Article textQuote, Article text
Karl Barth went on to become a professor of theology in Göttingen (1921–1925), Münster (1925–1930) and Bonn (1930–1935) in Germany.
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Source University of Münster (Wikipedia)Lead, locationQuote, Lead, location
is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany
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1. Münster (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 306,368 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.9625, longitude 7.625556
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 60 m
P2046 (area)
area 302.89 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 306368 (2025)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Münster - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 64 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 7.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 7.75
51.75 7.75 Cfb
4. GeoNames: Münster - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2867543Quote, cities500 record 2867543
51.96236 7.62571 P PPLA2 DE 07 055 05515 05515000 308258 64 Europe/Berlin
Wikidata: Münster
Münster (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
Mönster) is an independent city (Kreisfreie Stadt) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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