Neumünster
Coordinates	54°04′17″N 09°59′24″E / 54.07139°N 9.99°E / 54.07139; 9.99
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Urban district
Town subdivisions	9 Stadtbezirke
Lord Mayor	Hartmut Unterlehberg (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	71.57 km2 (27.63 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m  (72 ft)
Population	78,137  (30 June 2006)
- Density	1,092 /km2 (2,828 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	NMS
Postal codes	24534 - 24539
Area code	04321
Website	www.neumuenster.de

Neumünster (German pronunciation: [nɔʏ̯ˈmʏnstɐ]) is one of four independent towns in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The first historic record of the precursor village "Wippendorf" dates from 1127.

Near Neumünster at Ehndorf, there is a medium wave transmission facility for transmitting the program of "Deutschlandfunk", the Ehndorf transmitter, which is often named incorrectly as "Neumünster transmitter".

[edit] Partner Cities

• Parchim, Germany
• Gravesend, United Kingdom
• Koszalin, Poland
• Giżycko, Poland

[edit] Notable Residents

• Walter Bartram, 1893 - 1971, politician
• Detlev Blanke, b. 1941, esperantist
• Panik, Nu-Metal Band
• Stefan Schnoor, b. 1971, footballer
• Gerhard Wessel, 1913 - 2002, President of Bundesnachrichtendienst (1968 - 78)

[edit] External links

• (German) Official website

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