Münstermaifeld

Münstermaifeld
Münstermaifeld
Location of the town of Münstermaifeld within Mayen-Koblenz district
Coordinates	50°14′51″N 7°21′47″E / 50.2475°N 7.36306°E / 50.2475; 7.36306Coordinates: 50°14′51″N 7°21′47″E / 50.2475°N 7.36306°E / 50.2475; 7.36306
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Mayen-Koblenz
Municipal assoc.	Maifeld
Town subdivisions	6
Mayor	Robert Müller (WG Pro-MM)
Basic statistics
Area	27.78 km2 (10.73 sq mi)
Elevation	271 m  (889 ft)
Population	3,451 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	124 /km2 (322 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MYK
Postal code	56294
Area code	02605
Website	www.muenstermaifeld.de

Münstermaifeld (German pronunciation: [ˌmʏnstɐˈmaɪfɛlt]) is a town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Maifeld. It is situated south-east of Mayen, a few km from the Moselle River and the castle Eltz. The first (b.c.) residents of the region were Celts. The old church is based on a Roman castle-tower. After the Romans, the Franks (Charlemagne) arrived in the 9th century. In the Middle Ages (1277) Münstermaifeld received town privileges and was governed by the bishop of Trier. It is one of the oldest towns in Rhineland-Palatinate and, with its 3,400 citizens, one of the smallest.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2010" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/dokumente/berichte/A1033_201022_hj_G.pdf. 

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

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  Town hall of Münstermaifeld

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  "Holy Sepulchre - Entombment of Christ" sculpture in the Maifeldmünster church

External links

• Münstermaifeld website