Muhlbach-sur-Munster
| Muhlbach-sur-Munster Mühlbach | ||
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  Muhlbach-sur-Munster | ||
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Location within Grand Est region  Muhlbach-sur-Munster | ||
| Coordinates: 48°01′35″N 7°05′03″E / 48.0264°N 7.0842°ECoordinates: 48°01′35″N 7°05′03″E / 48.0264°N 7.0842°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Wintzenheim | |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Munster | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Martin Sengele | |
| Area1 | 7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 773 | |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68223 / 68380 | |
| Elevation |
436–1,283 m (1,430–4,209 ft) (avg. 466 m or 1,529 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Muhlbach-sur-Munster (German: Mühlbach im Elsass) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est 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
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Kermaria-Sulard, France
See also
References
- ↑ "Weber, Johannes: Strassburg 1605: Die Geburt der Zeitung, in: Jahrbuch für Kommunikationsgeschichte, Vol. 7 (2005), S. 3-27" (in German).
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