Münsterland
Münsterland is a mostly flat, agricultural region in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is mostly notable for its more than 100 castles and manors, resulting in its byname "Land of hundred castles". Moreover it is a centre of horse breeding and riding.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Münster and Bocholt.
Münster
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Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the northwest of Germany. It is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. Of its 315,000 residents, more than 50,000 are students.
Bocholt
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Bocholt is a town of 71,000 people in Münsterland in Germany, about 4 km from the Dutch border. Bocholt is a regional centre for shopping in the West-Münsterland area. The town features an attractive old town shopping area and a popular modern shopping mall.
Dülmen
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Dülmen is a city in southern Münsterland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It is surrounded by the river Lippe to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the river Ems to the east. South of Lippe you will find the Ruhr.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Rheine and Haltern am See.
Rheine
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Rheine is a city in the district of Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base.
Haltern am See
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Haltern am See is a medium-sized town in the northern part of the district of Recklinghausen in the Regierungsbezirk Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Lüdinghausen
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Lüdinghausen is a small town in Münsterland. Its byname is "town of three castles" as the location of Castle Luedinghausen, Kakesbeck and Vischering Castle.
Münsterland
- Type: region
- Description: region in Bundesland Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude of center
51.9629° or 51° 57′ 46″ northLongitude of center
7.6287° or 7° 37′ 43″ eastWikidata ID
Q1700
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Münsterland” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلاد مونستر”
- Bengali: “মুনস্টারল্যান্ড”
- Bulgarian: “Мюнстерланд”
- Catalan: “Münsterland”
- Chinese: “明斯特兰”
- Chinese: “明斯特蘭”
- Dutch: “Münsterland”
- Esperanto: “Monastera Lando”
- French: “Münsterland”
- French: “pays de Münster”
- French: “Pays de Münster”
- German: “Münsterland”
- Hebrew: “מינסטרלנד”
- Hungarian: “Münsterland”
- Italian: “Münsterland”
- Italian: “Regione di Münster”
- Japanese: “ミュンスターラント”
- Japanese: “ミュンスターラント地方”
- Japanese: “ミュンスター方面”
- Japanese: “リューディンクハウゼン”
- Low German: “Mönsterlaand”
- Low German: “Mönsterland”
- Low German: “Münsterlaand”
- Macedonian: “Минстерланд”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Münsterland”
- Norwegian: “Münsterland”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Münsterland”
- Romanian: “Münsterland”
- Russian: “Münsterland”
- Russian: “Мюнстерланд”
- Slovenian: “Münsterland”
- Spanish: “Llanura de Münster”
- Swedish: “Münsterland”
- Turkish: “Münsterland”
- Ukrainian: “Мюнстерланд”
- Venetian: “Münsterland”
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