Neumünster
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| Neumünster | |
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| Time zone: | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Administration | |
| Country: | Germany |
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| State: | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District: | Urban district |
| Town subdivisions: | 9 Stadtbezirke |
| Lord Mayor: | Hartmut Unterlehberg (SPD) |
| Basic Statistics | |
| Area: | 71.57 km² (28 sq.mi.) |
| Population: | 78,137 (30 June 2006) |
| - Density: | 1,092 /km² (2,828 /sq.mi.) |
| Elevation: | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Further Information | |
| Postal codes: | 24534 - 24539 |
| Area code: | 04321 |
| Licence plate code: | NMS |
| Website: | www.neumuenster.de |
Neumünster is one of four independent towns in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The first historic record of the precursor village "Wippendorf" dates from 1127.
Near Neumünster at Ehndorf, there is a medium wave transmission facility for transmitting the program of "Deutschlandfunk", the Ehndorf transmitter, which is often named incorrectly as transmitter Neumünster.
Neumünster is twinned with Gravesend, United Kingdom.
[edit] External links
- (German) Official website
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