What is Münster Government Region?
{{Infobox German Regierungsbezirk |name = Münster |map = NRW rbmuenster.png |state = North Rhine-Westphalia |capital = [[Münster]] |area = 6904.93 |population = 2619372 |population_as_of = 31 Dec. 2006 |dissolved = |url = [http://www.bezreg-muenster.nrw.de/ bezreg-muenster.nrw.de] |latd=51.96|longd=7.63 }} '''Münster''' is one of the five ''[[Regierungsbezirk]]e'' of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], in the north of the state. The ''Regierungsbezirk'' was made in [[1815]]. This means it is one of the original 25 ''Regierungsbezirke'' made to help govern [[Prussia]]. The last time the boundaries of the region were changed was [[1975]]. This was when the number of districts was changed from 10 to 5, and the number of district-free cities (urban districts) from six to three. {| ! width=50%|''Kreise''<br />(districts) ! width=50%|''Kreisfreie Städte''<br />(district-free towns) |- valign=top || # [[Borken Rural District|Borken]] # [[Coesfeld Rural District|Coesfeld]] # [[Recklinghausen Rural District|Recklinghausen]] # [[Steinfurt Rural District|Steinfurt]] # [[Warendorf Rural District|Warendorf]] || # [[Bottrop]] # [[Gelsenkirchen]] # [[Münster]] |} == Other websites == * [http://www.bezreg-muenster.nrw.de Official website] * [http://www.muensterland-tourismus.de The Münsterland Tourism board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103155311/http://www.muensterland-tourismus.de/ |date=2006-11-03 }} {{NRWGovRegions}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Munster Government Region}} [[Category:Regierungsbezirk Münster| ]]