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Encyclopedia > Munster (disambiguation)

Munster refers to many things, primarily place names of which the best-known are the Irish province Munster and the German city Münster. Statistics Area: 24,607. ... For other places with the same or similar names, and other uses of the word, see Munster (disambiguation) Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...


Note that in German the letters u and ü are distinct and are pronounced differently. According to German typesetting conventions, if no diacritics are available the letter "ü" is denoted by "ue".

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Places

Australia

Munster is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. ...

Austria

  • Münster, Tyrol, a town in the district of Kufstein in Austria

Münster is a municipality in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kufstein district. ... The Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district (bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. ...

Canada

Munster, Ontario (also known as Munster Hamlet) is a quiet village situated south-west of Stittsville, west of Richmond and north of North Gower. ... Muenster is a Saskatchewan village located 9 km east of Humboldt on Saskatchewan Highway 5. ...

France

  • Munster, Haut-Rhin, a town in Alsace, France
  • Munster, Moselle, a village in Lorraine, France

Munster is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département, Alsace, France. ... Munster is a French commune, located in the département of Moselle in the région of Lorraine. ...

Germany

  • Münster, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, where the Peace of Westphalia was signed
    • Münster (region), a Regierungsbezirk of North Rhine-Westphalia, surrounding the above city
    • Bishopric of Münster, a Roman Catholic diocese and former state of the Holy Roman Empire also in this area
  • Münstertal, Black Forest, a village in Germany
  • Münster, Hesse, a village in Germany
  • Munster, Lower Saxony, a town in Germany
  • Münster, Bavaria, a town in the district of Donau-Ries
  • Neumünster, a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

For other places with the same or similar names, and other uses of the word, see Munster (disambiguation) Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Münster is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north of the state. ... The Bishopric of Münster was an ecclesiastical principality in the Holy Roman Empire, located in the northern part of todays North Rhine-Westphalia and western Lower Saxony. ... Münstertal is a German municipality in the southern Black Forest, which belongs to the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. ... Münster is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse, Germany. ... Munster is a municipality in Soltau-Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Münster is a town in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany. ... Donau-Ries is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Neumünster is one of four independent towns in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ...

Ireland

  • Munster, the southernmost province of Ireland, comprising the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford
    • Munster (European Parliament constituency)

Statistics Area: 24,607. ... Statistics Population ( ) Munster was a European parliament constituency in the Republic of Ireland between 1979 and 2004 based on the historic province of the same name. ...

South Africa

  • Munster, KZN, a town on the south coast of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Switzerland

  • Münster, Valais, a municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Münster or Müstair, a village in Graubünden, Switzerland, in the Val Müstair

Müstair is a municipality of the canton of Graubünden, eastern Switzerland, situated in the Kreis (subdistrict) of Val Müstair of the administrative district of Inn. ...

USA

Munster is a town in Lake County, Indiana, United States. ... Muenster is a city located in Cooke County, Texas on US 82. ... Munster Township is a township located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. ...

People

Count Georg zu Munster (February 17, 1776 – December 23, 1844 in Bayreuth), was a German paleontologist. ... Portrait of Sebastian Münster by Christoph Amberger, c. ...

Other

Country of origin France Region, town Haut-Rhin, Munster Source of milk Cows Pasteurised No Texture Soft washed-rind Aging time 5 weeks to 3 months Certification AOC 1969 Munster Fermier (pronounced: MOON-ster) is a cheese that comes from the Alsace region in France dating back to approximately the... Münster Fermier comes from the Alsace region in France. ... The Munsters was a 1960s American television comedy depicting the home life of a family of monsters. ... The Royal Munster Fusiliers consisted of two regular service and two reserve battalions prior to World War I. Subsequently it had a total of 11 raised battalions. ... Munsterlanders are breeds of dogs originating in the Münster region of Germany. ... Official website www. ... The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. ... The Munster Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Munster Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of football played in the province of Munster in Ireland. ... For other uses, see GAA (disambiguation). ... The Munster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of senior football clubs in Munster. ... For other uses, see GAA (disambiguation). ...

See also

Minster can refer to Minster (cathedral) Place names: Canada Lloydminster, Alberta / Saskatchewan United Kingdom Minster-in-Thanet, Kent Minster-in-Sheppey, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

  Results from FactBites:
 
Munster at AllExperts (595 words)
Munster (Irish: An Mhumhain,) is the southernmost of the four provinces of Ireland.
For 30 days during the Irish Civil War, the province of Munster broke away from the Irish Free State and established the Munster Republic in opposition to the acceptance of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
Munster is also an Irish Rugby Football Union representative side which competes in the Celtic League and for the Heineken Cup, winning in 2006.
Munster (disambiguation) (283 words)
Munster cheese is a variety of cheese originating in Alsace, France.
The Munsters is the name of a U.S. television series.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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