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Entweder es regnet oder es läuten die Glocken. Und wenn beides zusammen fällt, dann ist Sonntag", translated as "
Either it rains or the church bells ring. And if both occur at the same time, it's Sunday."
Munster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the northern part of the state and considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a city for students, with almost 50,000 in the University of Münster, one of Germany's largest institutions of higher education.
How to Get There:
Düsseldorf International Airport is about 80 minutes by train from Münster, whereas Munster-Osnabrück Airport is only a 30-minute drive from the city. The latter has grown considerably in recent years, offering flights across Europe, including London (Stansted), Berlin and Amsterdam, mainly by low cost carriers like Ryanair. Munster Hauptbahnhof is very well connected by rail and connection by road are equally good.
What to See:
St. Paul's Cathedral, built in the 13th century; The Prinzipalmarkt, the marketplace in the city centre with the Gothic town hall (14th century); St Lambert's Church (1375), with three cages hanging from its tower above the clock face. In 1535 these cages were used to display the corpses of Jan van Leiden and other leaders of the Münster Rebellion; The Schloss (palace), built 1767–87;Now the administrative centre for the University; The Botanischer Garten Münster, 1803; "Münster Arkaden" (2006); The fortress "Zwinger", built 1528;
"Krameramtshaus" (1589); Signal-Iduna Building (1961), the first high-rise building in Münster; LBS-Building, location of Münsters first zoo; "Cavete", the oldest academic pub in Münster; Pablo Picasso Museum of Graphic Art and many others.
Where to Eat:
There is a huge choice of restaurants in Münster. The cuisine of virtually every nation is available. Of the 220+ restaurants, Drubbelken,Movenpick Restaurant, Marktcafe, Schoppenstecher, Altes Gasthaus Leve, PierHouse, Das Blaue Haus, Stuhlmacher and the Kiepenkerl are recommended.
Universities:
The universities in Münster include:
# University of Münster (Westphalian Wilhelms-University (WWU))
# University of Applied Sciences Münster (Fachhochschule Münster)
# University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration (Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung Münster)
# CeNTech - Center for Nanotechnology
# European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)
# Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine
Hotels:
Münster has 35 hotels, across the entire spectrum. Mercure Hotel Munster City, Hotel Schloss Wilkinghege, Ibis Muenster,Hotel Krautkraemer, Cityhotel Amadeus Muenster,Hotel International am Theater, Kaiserhof Hotel and Hotel Conti are recommended.
