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Munster is a small town located in the Haut-Rhin department in the Alsace region of northeastern France. It is known internationally as the origin of Munster cheese, a traditional French cheese with a distinctive pungent smell that has been produced in the area for centuries.
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- Official name
- Munster
- Population
- 4738
- Area
- 8.64
- Elevation
- 484
- Official website
- www.munster.alsace
- Image
- Mairie 2'.JPG
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- Commons category
- Munster (Haut-Rhin)
- postal code
- 68140
- male population
- 2117
- female population
- 2489
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-89-77-32-98
- fax number
- +33-3-89-77-04-55
- member of
- Décapole
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Munster ( French pronunciation: [mœ̃stɛʁ] ; German: Münster im Elsass) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located in the valley of the river Fecht, in the Vosges mountains about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) west of Colmar on the D417 road to the Col de la Schlucht and Épinal.