Muhlbach-sur-Munster
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Location within Alsace region
Muhlbach-sur-Munster
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar |
| Canton | Munster |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Munster |
| Mayor | Jean-Martin Sengele (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 436–1,283 m (1,430–4,209 ft) (avg. 466 m or 1,529 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 773 (2006) |
| - Density | 98 /km2 (250 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68223/ 68380 |
| 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°01′35″N 7°05′03″E / 48.0264°N 7.0842°E
Muhlbach-sur-Munster (German: Mühlbach im Elsaß) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is the birthplace of the German publisher Johann Carolus, founder of the earliest known newspaper in 1605.[1]
Sister city [edit]
Kermaria-Sulard, France
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References [edit]
- ^ "Weber, Johannes: Strassburg 1605: Die Geburt der Zeitung, in: Jahrbuch für Kommunikationsgeschichte, Vol. 7 (2005), S. 3-27" (in German).
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