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| region | Grand Est | |
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| Residents | 4.653 (2018) | |
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Muenster is a french City in the department Haut-Rhin, in the Alsace.
background
Politically, the city belongs to the arrondissement Colmar and is the administrative seat of the canton of Munster. He is the capital of the Munstertaesthat is traversed by the fencing and to the South Vosges belongs.
The place goes back to a monastery founded in the 7th century. It is also the hometown of the famous Munster cheese.
The St. Gregory monastery founded by Benedictine monks around 660 (lat. monastery) is the namesake for the city and the valley. In 1308 the city was walled and became a free imperial city. In 1354 it joined forces with other cities in Alsace to form the League of Ten. In the 16th century the city joined the Reformation. The Thirty Years War hit the city and its surroundings like many others. The city was hit even worse in World War I, when 85% of the building was destroyed. The city was also badly damaged in World War II and was only liberated by the Allies on February 5, 1945.
getting there
By plane
The nearest commercial airports are the Strasbourg airport
(IATA: SXB) and the EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg(IATA: BSL, MLH, EAP).
By train
The 1 Munster train station is on the railway line Colmar-Turckheim-Muenster-Metzeral, on the from TER Alsace regional trains run.
By bus
In the street
- Munster is on the D 417, to Colmar it is about 20 km to Epinal around 72 km.
- Munster is on the Green Road / Route Verte
mobility
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Tourist Attractions
The small, colorful town invites you to stroll.
- The 1 Ruins of the Benedictine monasterys - (Ruines de l'ancien cloître). The monastery was dissolved during the French Revolution in 1791.
- 2 Marketplace, (Place du marché). On the central square is the Lion fountain by 1576.
- 3 town hall, (Mairie) from 1555.
- 4 Catholic Church
- 5 Protestant Church
- 6 Park André Hartmann. André Hartmann (1746-1837) was an industrialist and mayor from 1792 to 1795.
- 7 Park Doctor Albert Schweitzer
- 8 Maison du Fromage, 23 route du Munster, 68140 Gunsbach. Tel.: 33 (0)3 89 77 90 00, Email: [email protected]. A must when visiting the region is the House of Cheese. Admission is paid, but a visit to the museum, which is furnished with a museum, will delight young and old. The company also offers a restaurant and a shop for all kinds of purchases relating to Munster cheese.
activities
shop
The Munster cheese made from raw milk is the most important food product in the region and is known under the name Munster-Géromé marketed, he received the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée in 1978.
The trail of the cheese follows Route du Fromage.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
security
health
Practical advice
- 9 Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park (Regional Natural Park of the Ballons des Vosges), 1 Cour de l'Abbaye. Tel.: 33 (0)3 89 77 90 20. Center of the nature park.
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.munster.alsace/ - Official website of Munster
- Tourism in the Munster Valley
