Munster, Haut-Rhin

For other places with the same or similar names, and other uses of the word, see Munster (disambiguation).

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.

Munster
Commune
Protestant Church
Coat of arms
Location of Munster
Munster Show map of France Munster Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°02′N 7°08′E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton	Wintzenheim
Intercommunality	Vallée de Munster
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Dischinger [1]
Area 1	8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,709
• Density	545/km2 (1,410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68226 /68140
Elevation	341–794 m (1,119–2,605 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The site of a 7th-century abbey or monastery, which gave the place its name, it is famous for its cheese (the Munster cheese).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,888	—
1975	4,932	+0.13%
1982	4,661	−0.80%
1990	4,657	−0.01%
1999	4,884	+0.53%
2007	4,990	+0.27%
2012	4,791	−0.81%
2017	4,606	−0.78%
Source: INSEE[3]

The town's inhabitants are known in French as munstériens.

People

• Albert Schweitzer grew up in the nearby village of Gunsbach in the late 19th century, when the region was known as Elsaß-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine) and was part of the German Empire. The village is home to the international Albert Schweitzer association AISL (Association Internationale Schweitzer Lambaréné).^[4]
• Dom George Franck (c.1690 – 1760) organist and composer was born in Munster.

Panorama of Munster

• 
  View to a street with reformed church and catholic church in the background
• 
  View to a street: Place du Marché-rue Saint-Gregoire-Grand Rue with townhall
• 
  View to a street: Rue du 9e Zouaves

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin département
• Munster cheese