Muhlbach-sur-Munster explained

Muhlbach-sur-Munster
Native Name:Mühlbach
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Muhlbach-sur-Munster (68).svg
Arrondissement:Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton:Wintzenheim
Insee:68223
Postal Code:68380
Mayor:Patrick Althusser[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Vallée de Munster
Coordinates:48.0264°N 7.0842°W
Elevation M:466
Elevation Min M:436
Elevation Max M:1283
Area Km2:7.88

Muhlbach-sur-Munster (German: Mühlbach im Elsass) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is the birthplace of the German publisher Johann Carolus, founder of the earliest known newspaper in 1605.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Weber, Johannes: Strassburg 1605: Die Geburt der Zeitung, in: Jahrbuch für Kommunikationsgeschichte, Vol. 7 (2005), S. 3-27. German.