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www.muenster.de Münster ( German: [ˈmʏnstɐ] ⓘ ; Westphalian : Mönster ) is an independent city ( Kreisfreie Stadt ) in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region.
In 805 Liudger travelled to Rome to be ordained the first bishop of Münster, and soon founded a school (The Gymnasium Paulinum is believed to have been founded as the monastery school in 797). The combination of ford and crossroad, marketplace, episcopal administration center, library and school, established Münster as an important center [1] .
The figure must have originally worn a crown, but this has been lost. This depiction is based on the vision of John of Patmos in the Book of Revelation ( similem Filio hominis, vestitum podere, et precinctum ad mamillas zona aurea – "A likeness of the Son of man, dressed in the poderes with a golden belt tied round his breast," Rev 1:13 ).
Many of the Roman era structures are still standing, including the Porta Nigra (pictured). The Cathedral is the oldest church in Germany, being built on the ruins of Roman buildings with parts in Romanesque and later styles. The Church of Our Lady was built in the French High Gothic style. [15] Hanseatic City of Lübeck: Schleswig-Holstein
Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Germany (3 C, 13 P) R. Roman roads in Germania (2 P) Roman towns and cities in Germany (16 P)
The 1,900-year-old Roman ruins included several furnaces used for processing iron ore and other evidence of ancient metalworking, archaeologists said. Photos show the charred brown furnaces dug ...
Over 2,000 artifacts were found inside, researchers said.
bezreg-muenster.nrw.de Münster is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany , located in the north of the state, and named after the capital city of Münster . It includes the area which in medieval times was known as the Dreingau .