Hann. Münden (short for
Hannoversch Münden) is the German official name of a town in
Lower SaxonyLower Saxony lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen Bundesländer of Germany...
,
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
. The city is located in the district of
GöttingenGöttingen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Northeim and Osterode, and by the states of Thuringia and Hesse .- History :...
at the confluence of the
FuldaThe Fulda is a river in Hesse, Germany. It is one of two headstreams of the Weser . The Fulda River is 218 km in length....
and
WerraThe Werra is a river in central Germany, the right source river of the Weser. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. After 293 km the Werra joins the Fulda River in Hann. Münden, forming the Weser....
rivers, which join to form of the river Weser. It has 28,000 inhabitants. It is famous for its old houses, some of them more than 600 years old.
Alexander von Humboldtwas a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist, Wilhelm von Humboldt...
stated that Hannoversch Münden is one of the seven most beautifully located cities of the world.
The place is first mentioned in the deed of donation of
Gimundi to the
abbeyAn abbey , is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community....
of
FuldaFulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...
(802).
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Hann. Münden (short for
Hannoversch Münden) is the German official name of a town in
Lower SaxonyLower Saxony lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen Bundesländer of Germany...
,
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
. The city is located in the district of
GöttingenGöttingen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Northeim and Osterode, and by the states of Thuringia and Hesse .- History :...
at the confluence of the
FuldaThe Fulda is a river in Hesse, Germany. It is one of two headstreams of the Weser . The Fulda River is 218 km in length....
and
WerraThe Werra is a river in central Germany, the right source river of the Weser. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. After 293 km the Werra joins the Fulda River in Hann. Münden, forming the Weser....
rivers, which join to form of the river Weser. It has 28,000 inhabitants. It is famous for its old houses, some of them more than 600 years old.
Alexander von Humboldtwas a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist, Wilhelm von Humboldt...
stated that Hannoversch Münden is one of the seven most beautifully located cities of the world.
The place is first mentioned in the deed of donation of
Gimundi to the
abbeyAn abbey , is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community....
of
FuldaFulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...
(802). City rights were probably granted during the latter half of the 12th century. The name of the town was originally
Münden. The official name was changed to Hannoversch Münden (from the former affiliation with the kingdom of
HanoverHanover or Hannover , on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, in their dignities as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg Hanover or Hannover , on the river Leine, is...
) in order to distinguish Münden from
MindenMinden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Minden-Lübbecke.-Geography:Minden is located on the Weser river below the Porta Westfalica gap.-Neighbouring places:-Division of the town:...
(which is similarly pronounced). Later, to avoid confusion with Hanover, the city's name was abrreviated to Hann. Münden. Inhabitants still generally refer to their own town as Münden.
The large Lutheran church of
St BlasiusSaint Blaise was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea, Armenia . According to his Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, and beheaded...
(14th-15th centuries) contains the sarcophagus of Duke Eric I of Brunswick-Calenberg (d. 1540).
External links
- http://www.hann.muenden.de/ - Official city homepage