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Munster is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Munster, the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé, and the Upper Alsace region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Munster and is located in the Grand Est administrative region. The town borders Griesbach-au-Val, Eschbach-au-Val, Gunsbach, and Hohrod.
The area of Munster is 8.64 square kilometers, and it lies within the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park. Its population is recorded as 4,738, comprising 2,117 males and 2,489 females. The commune has received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award.
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- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Munster
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Colmar
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 4738
- Area
- 8.64
- Elevation
- 484
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Munster
- Shares border with
- Luttenbach-près-Munster
- Official website
- www.munster.alsace
- Image
- Mairie 2'.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Munster (Haut-Rhin)
- Commons category
- Munster (Haut-Rhin)
- postal code
- 68140
- different from
- Munster
- associated electoral district
- canton of Wintzenheim
- male population
- 2117
- female population
- 2489
- located in protected area
- Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-89-77-32-98
- fax number
- +33-3-89-77-04-55
- member of
- Décapole
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Munster ( French pronunciation: [mœ̃stɛʁ] ; German: Münster im Elsass) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located in the valley of the river Fecht, in the Vosges mountains about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) west of Colmar on the D417 road to the Col de la Schlucht and Épinal.
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