Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the
cultural centre of the Westphalia region and it is also capital of the government region
Regierungsbezirk Münster.
It is most well known as the location of the Anabaptist rebellion during the
Protestant Reformation, as the site of the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia
ending the Thirty Years' War in 1648 and as bicycle capital of Germany.
Münster gained the status of a Großstadt (major city) with more than 100,000
inhabitants in 1915.
Currently there are around 270,000 people living in the city, with about 48.500 students
of whom only a part are reflected by the official population statistics having their
primary residence in Münster.
Münster's economy is mainly based on service companies and public administrations.
Additionally, Münster is seat of eight universities and colleges as well as important courts
such as the constitutional court and the higher administrative court for North Rhine-Westphalia.
Founded in 793 by Frisian Ludger, who gained episcopal consecration as the first bishop
of the diocese Münster in 805. His successors held power over the largest clerical territory
within the Holy Roman Empire until 1803.
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