Neumünster
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| Coordinates | 54°04′17″N 9°59′24″E / 54.07139°N 9.99°ECoordinates: 54°04′17″N 9°59′24″E / 54.07139°N 9.99°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Urban district |
| Town subdivisions | 9 Stadtbezirke |
| Lord Mayor | Dr. Olaf Tauras (Ind.) |
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| 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) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | NMS |
| Postal codes | 24534 - 24539 |
| Area code | 04321 |
| Website | www.neumuenster.de |
Neumünster (German pronunciation: [nɔʏˈmʏnstɐ]) is an independent town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which has a total of four independent towns.
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[edit] History
The first historic record of the precursor village "Wippendorf" dates from 1127.
[edit] 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".
[edit] Geography
Neumünster is located at river Schwale, 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.
[edit] Partner cities
Parchim, Germany
Gravesend, United Kingdom
Koszalin, Poland- Giżycko, Poland
İlkadım, Samsun, Turkey (2006)
[edit] 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)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Media related to Neumünster at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) Official website
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