Münster

municipality in Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg in Hesse, Germany

Key facts

Country: Germany
State: Hesse
Admin region: Darmstadt
District: Darmstadt-Dieburg
Mayor 2020 26: Joachim Schledt ( CDU )
Total: 20.78 km (8.02 sq mi)
Elevation: 137 m (449 ft)
Density: 712.8/km (1,846/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Dialling codes: 06071
Vehicle registration: DA
Website: www.muenster-hessen.de

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Münster ( German pronunciation: [ˈmʏnstɐ] ) is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany. It has a population of 14,610 (as of 2016). It is situated 3 km north of Dieburg, and 24 km southeast of Frankfurt. The town was first mentioned in documents over 750 years ago. In 1971 the adjacent town of Altheim agreed to become part of Münster.

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