Munster, Moselle

Munster
Munster
Location within Lorraine region  Munster
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lorraine
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Château-Salins
Canton	Albestroff
Mayor	Yves Kesseler
Statistics
Elevation	217–248 m (712–814 ft) (avg. 235 m/771 ft)
Land area1	6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population2	197  (1999)
- Density	30 /km2 (78 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	57494/ 57670
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°54′58″N 6°54′24″E / 48.9161111111°N 6.90666666667°E / 48.9161111111; 6.90666666667

Munster (German: Münster, lotharingian: Minschder)) is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.

Demographics

Historical population of Munster, Moselle

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
238	238	227	243	230	197
From the year 1968 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Architecture

Saint Nicholas church

Notable buildings include the 13th-century Saint Nicholas Collegiate Roman Catholic church (collégiale Saint-Nicolas). Some of the church's features were replicated in the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver in the U.S. state of Colorado.

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department
• Parc naturel régional de Lorraine

External links

• Munster at l'Institut géographique national
• Munster at Insee
• Munster on Quid
• The other communes nearest to Munster
• Munster shown on a map of France
• Map of Munster on Mapquest