Neumünster

Neumünster
Coordinates	54°04′17″N 9°59′24″E / 54.07139°N 9.99°E / 54.07139; 9.99Coordinates: 54°04′17″N 9°59′24″E / 54.07139°N 9.99°E / 54.07139; 9.99
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Urban district
Town subdivisions	9 Stadtbezirke
Lord Mayor	Dr. Olaf Tauras (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area	71.57 km2 (27.63 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m  (72 ft)
Population	76,830 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	1,073 /km2 (2,780 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	NMS
Postal codes	24534 - 24539
Area code	04321
Website	www.neumuenster.de

Vicelinkirche (Vicelin Church)

Neumünster (German pronunciation: [nɔʏˈmʏnstɐ]) is an independent town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which has a total of four independent towns.

History

The first historic record of the precursor village "Wippendorf" dates from 1127.

Current Situation

Neumünster station is major railway junction with lines running in six (formerly seven) directions, including the important Hamburg-Altona–Kiel and Neumünster–Flensburg lines.

Near Neumünster at Ehndorf, there is a high-power medium wave transmission facility for transmitting the program of Deutschlandfunk, the Ehndorf transmitter, which is often named incorrectly as "Neumünster transmitter".

Geography

Neumünster is located near the geographical center of Schleswig-Holstein, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Kiel, 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Hamburg and 72 kilometres (45 mi) west of Lübeck. The Aukrug Nature Park is close to the town.

Partner cities

• Parchim, Germany
• Gravesend, United Kingdom
• Koszalin, Poland
• Giżycko, Poland
• İlkadım, Samsun, Turkey (2006)

Notable residents

• Mona Barthel, b. 1990, tennis player
• Walter Bartram, 1893–1971, politician
• Detlev Blanke, b. 1941, esperantist
• Panik, Nu-Metal Band
• Stefan Schnoor, b. 1971, footballer
• Wilf Smith, born Wilfred Schmidt in 1946, footballer
• Gerhard Wessel, 1913–2002, President of Bundesnachrichtendienst (1968–78)

See also

• Neumünster station
• VfR Neumünster
• Hans Fallada Prize
• Einfelder See

References

1. ^ "Statistikamt Nord: Bevölkerung in Schleswig-Holstein am 31. Dezember 2010 nach Kreisen, Ämtern, amtsfreien Gemeinden und Städten" (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-nord.de/uploads/tx_standocuments/A_I_2_vj104_S.pdf. 

External links

Media related to Neumünster at Wikimedia Commons

• (German) Official website