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Münster (German: ⓘ; Westphalian: Mönster) is an independent city (Kreisfreie Stadt) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region.
- Münster Cathedral. The city’s emblem is a stirring medieval cathedral from the 12th and 13th centuries. The oldest architecture is the monumental pair of Romanesque towers that forms the westwork from the 1100s.
- Historical City Hall. On the east side of Prinzipalmarkt, the Historical City Hall is another symbol for Münster and one of the finest examples of secular Gothic architecture anywhere.
- Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History. On Domplatz a few paces from the cathedral is the state museum, blessed with art from the Middle Ages to the present.
- Prinzipalmarkt. The square around the City Hall can tell you all you need to know about Münster’s prestige in Medieval and Renaissance times. On the west side there’s a continuous row of gabled Renaissance houses made from Münster’s characteristic limestone and footed by arcades.
Salzstrasse, Münster's oldest mercantile street, the Baroque treasures of Erbdrostenhof Palace, the Dominican Church and St. Clement's Church are all within walking distance. And the Picasso Museum is just a stone's throw away in its magnificent home in the Druffel'scher Hof.
- North Rhine-Westphalia
By Durant Imboden. Münster is one of Germany's most appealing smaller cities, with a 1,200-year history, a town center that blends the medieval with modern, and the lively atmosphere that comes from having a university with 39,000 students.
Welcome to Münster. Münster is a multi-faceted city. It is a city of science and learning, the City of Westphalian Peace, the capital city of bicycles and Germany’s Climate Protection Capital. Westphalia’s longstanding regional capital is a young city, not least thanks to its 50,000 students.
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Welcome to Münster! City of science, city of sculptures, city of the Peace of Westphalia, city of bicycles, Hanseatic city - Münster is a living metropolis with many faces. But you’d best make up your own mind, and we wish you a good time doing so!
