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Münster (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 58 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.9667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 38 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 7.6333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on small Münster-Aa river & Dortmund-Ems-Kanal; founded as bishopric by Liudger, a missionary of Charlemagne; town grew around the monastery; was strong member of Hanseatic League from 13th cen.; was badly damaged in WW II. |
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| Münster (preferred,C,V)
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............ | name used from 1068, referring to monastery or minster ("münster") located here |
| Münster in Westfalen (C,V)
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| Monasterium (NA,V)
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| Muenster (NA,V)
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| Munistri (NA,V)
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| Mimigernaford (H,V)
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............ | meaning "Ford over the Aa river," name documented in 804 |
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Münster (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 804, chartered in 1137 |
| town (C) |
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| district capital (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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from founding has been at intersection of long-distance trade routes, had early wool-trade with England |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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founded by emissary of Charlemagne in 804 |
| university center (C) |
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established in 1780, received university status in 1902 |
| agricultural center (C) |
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especially famed as Westphalian cattle-breeding market |
| religious center (C) |
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for Catholics from 9th cen.; for radical Reformers, Anabaptists from 1535, their "king" was executed in 1536 |
| capital (H) |
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of Prussian Westphalia, from 1815 |
| political center (H) |
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noted as site of signing of Treaty of Wesphalia, ending Thirty Years' War in October, 1648 |
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