Münchsmünster

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Münchsmünster

Coat of arms
Münchsmünster
Coordinates: 48°45′51″N 11°41′28″E / 48.76417°N 11.69111°E / 48.76417; 11.69111Coordinates: 48°45′51″N 11°41′28″E / 48.76417°N 11.69111°E / 48.76417; 11.69111
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Government
 • Mayor Andreas Meyer
Area
 • Total 15.81 km2 (6.10 sq mi)
Elevation 357 m (1,171 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,861
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 85126
Dialling codes 08402
Vehicle registration PAF
Website www.muenchsmuenster.de

Münchsmünster is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany. The town grew up around the former Münchsmünster Abbey, which was demolished around 1817 and its stones used for construction of houses.

Gallery

  • Kloster Muenchsmuenster (1701) by Michael Wening

  • Copperplate engraving of the abbey by Anton Wilhelm Ertl, 1687

  • Rauscher guest house

  • Forest house

  • Church interior

  • Gueterbahnhof Industrial park

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2012. 
Towns and municipalities in Pfaffenhofen

References

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