Münster
Münster is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north of the state, and named after the capital city of Münster.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: government region of North Rhine-Westphalia with 2,660,000 residents
- Description: government region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Also known as: “Münster Government Region” and “Regierungsbezirk Muenster”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Münstersche Aa and Baumberge.
Münstersche Aa
Spring
Photo: Stahlkocher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Münstersche Aa is a river in the Münster region of Westphalia in Germany. It is a left tributary of the Ems. The Münstersche Aa begins near Havixbeck, flows southeast until Münster, and then north to Greven, where it flows into the Ems.
Baumberge
Peak
Photo: Markus Schweiß, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Baumberge are the highest hills in the natural regions of Münsterland and Kernmünsterland with a maximum height of 187.6 m above sea level. They are located between Münster and Coesfeld, which is itself close to the southwest edge of the Baumberge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Havixbeck and Nottuln.
Havixbeck
Town
Photo: Carschten, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Havixbeck is a municipality situated on the north-east edge of the Baumberge in the district of Coesfeld, in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 15 km west of Münster.
Nottuln
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nottuln is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Nottuln is situated 7 km southwest of Münster.
Roxel
Suburb
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Roxel is a suburb, which is situated 7 km east of Münster.
Münster
- Category: government region of Prussia
- Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Münster” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مونستر”
- Aragonese: “Rechión de Münster”
- Armenian: “Մյունստեր”
- Basque: “Münster”
- Belarusian: “адміністрацыйная акруга Мюнстэр”
- Belarusian: “Адміністрацыйная акруга Мюнстэр”
- Belarusian: “Мюнстэр, адміністрацыйная акруга”
- Belarusian: “Мюнстэр”
- Catalan: “regió de Münster”
- Cebuano: “Regierungsbezirk Münster”
- Chinese: “明斯特行政区”
- Czech: “Vládní obvod Münster”
- Danish: “Münster”
- Dutch: “Regierungsbezirk Münster”
- Esperanto: “Distriktaro Monastero”
- Estonian: “Münsteri ringkond”
- Finnish: “Münsterin hallintopiiri”
- French: “district de Münster”
- French: “District de Münster”
- French: “Münster”
- Galician: “rexión de Münster”
- German: “Münster
- German: “Münster”
- German: “Regierungsbezirk Münster (Westfalen)”
- German: “Regierungsbezirk Münster”
- Greek: “Μύνστερ”
- Hungarian: “Münster kormányzati kerület”
- Interlingua: “Region administrative-governamental de Münster”
- Italian: “Distretto governativo di Münster”
- Japanese: “ミュンスター行政管区”
- Korean: “뮌스터현”
- Kurdish: “Münster (dever)”
- Kurdish: “Münster”
- Latin: “Provincia Monasterium”
- Limburgan: “Regierungsbezirk Münster”
- Low German: “Regerungsbezirk Münster”
- Luxembourgish: “Regierungsbezierk Münster”
- Macedonian: “Минстер”
- Northern Frisian: “Münster (Regiaringsdistrikt)”
- Northern Frisian: “Münster”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Regierungsbezirk Münster”
- Norwegian: “Regierungsbezirk Münster”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Münster (region)”
- Persian: “مونستر”
- Polish: “Rejencja Münster”
- Portuguese: “Münster”
- Romanian: “Münster”
- Romanian: “Regiunea administrativă Münster”
- Russian: “Мюнстер”
- Serbian: “Минстер”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Münster”
- Slovenian: “Regierungsbezirk Münster”
- Slovenian: “Vladni okraj Münster”
- Spanish: “Münster”
- Spanish: “Región de Münster”
- Swedish: “Regierungsbezirk Münster”
- Turkish: “Regierungsbezirk Münster”
- Ukrainian: “Мюнстер”
- Welsh: “Ardal Llywodraethol Münster”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Havixbeck and Hohe Berg.
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