Münstertal

Münstertal is a municipality in the southern Black Forest, which belongs to the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is 3 miles east from Staufen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Trudpert’s Abbey and Belchen.

St. Trudpert’s Abbey

Monastery

Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.

St. Trudpert's Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Münstertal in the southern Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, now the principal house of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Trudpert.

Belchen

Peak

Photo: Andreas Schwarzkopf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Belchen, 1,414 metres, or Black Forest Belchen is the fourth-highest summit of the Black Forest, after Feldberg, Seebuck, and Herzogenhorn. The municipalities of Münstertal, Schönenberg and Kleines Wiesental meet on the summit dome of Belchen which is located in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg. Belchen is situated 3½ km south of Münstertal.

Bienenkundemuseum Münstertal

Museum

Photo: Tmhpr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wieden and St. Ulrich’s Priory in the Black Forest.

Wieden

Village

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Wieden is a municipality in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Wieden is situated 4½ km east of Münstertal.

St. Ulrich’s Priory in the Black Forest

Village

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St. Ulrich's Priory in the Black Forest was a priory of Cluny Abbey founded in the valley of the River Möhlin in the Black Forest in about 1083. St. Ulrich is now part of the municipality of Bollschweil, in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. St. Ulrich’s Priory in the Black Forest is situated 6 km north of Münstertal.

Münstertal

Type: Locality with 5,040 residents
Also known as: “08315130”, “Muenstertal”, and “Münstertal/Schwarzwald”
Location: Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.8522° or 47° 51′ 8″ north

Longitude

7.8233° or 7° 49′ 24″ east

Population

5,040

Elevation

1,524 metres (5,000 feet)

Open location code

8FV9VR2F+V8

GeoNames ID

3205409

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German: “Münstertal”

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