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  • You’re right about the origin, but as there were monasterys all around Europe, there are a lot of places named after them: Münster, Munster, München (Munich), Monaco and others.
    It’s the Münster im Westphalia, where 1648 the peace treaties ending the 30 Year’s War were signed and the (close by) Netherlands were recognised as a state. Flat landscape, sparesly populated for German standards, a lot of fields and meadows, and only few wood.

    '* Munster in Alsace, France is about 600 km south from Münster in Westphalia, Germany. So ‘nearby’ is relative.