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Minden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine - Westphalia is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the largest States of Germany of Germany. North Rhine - Westphalia has over 18 million inhabitants, contributes about 22% of Germany's gross domestic product and comprises a land area of 34,083 km? ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , 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, and the Netherlands....
. It is the capital of the district of Minden-Lübbecke
Minden-Lübbecke

Minden-L?bbecke is a Kreis in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Diepholz , Nienburg , Schaumburg, Lippe, Herford , Osnabr?ck ....
.

en is located on the Weser river below the Porta Westfalica
Porta Westfalica (gorge)

The Porta Westfalica is a gorge and water gap, where the Weser river runs through the passage between the mountain chains of the Wiehengebirge in the west and the Wesergebirge in the east....
 gap.

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en consists of 19 districts: >
City Colours The city colour of Minden are white and red.


Other Twin Towns of Minden:

en was first mentioned in 798, when Charlemagne
Charlemagne

Charlemagne was List of Frankish kings from 768 to his death. He expanded the Franks kingdoms into a Carolingian Empire that incorporated much of Western Europe and Central Europe....
 held a convention at the place.

In the following centuries Minden became a cultural centre of the region.






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Minden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine - Westphalia is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the largest States of Germany of Germany. North Rhine - Westphalia has over 18 million inhabitants, contributes about 22% of Germany's gross domestic product and comprises a land area of 34,083 km? ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , 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, and the Netherlands....
. It is the capital of the district of Minden-Lübbecke
Minden-Lübbecke

Minden-L?bbecke is a Kreis in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Diepholz , Nienburg , Schaumburg, Lippe, Herford , Osnabr?ck ....
.

Geography

Minden is located on the Weser river below the Porta Westfalica
Porta Westfalica (gorge)

The Porta Westfalica is a gorge and water gap, where the Weser river runs through the passage between the mountain chains of the Wiehengebirge in the west and the Wesergebirge in the east....
 gap.

Neighbouring places

  • Bückeburg
    Bückeburg

    B?ckeburg is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It was once the capital of the tiny principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and is today located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge....
  • Schaumburg
    Schaumburg

    Schaumburg is a districts of Germany of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nienburg , Hanover and Hamelin-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ....
  • Petershagen
    Petershagen

    Petershagen is a town in the Minden-L?bbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
  • Hille
    Hille

    Hille is a municipality in the Minden-L?bbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
  • Bad Oeynhausen
    Bad Oeynhausen

    Bad Oeynhausen [] is a spa town in the Minden-L?bbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
  • Porta Westfalica
    Porta Westfalica

    Porta Westfalica is a town in the district of Minden-L?bbecke, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name ?Porta Westfalica? is Latin and means ?gate to Westphalia?....


    • Division of the town

    Minden consists of 19 districts:
    • Bärenkämpen
    • Bölhorst
    • Dankersen
    • Dützen
    • Haddenhausen
    • Häverstädt
    • Hahlen
    • Minden (city center)
    • Königstor
    • Kutenhausen
  • Leteln-Aminghausen
  • Meißen
  • Minderheide
  • Nordstadt
  • Päpinghausen
  • Rechtes Weserufer
  • Rodenbeck
  • Stemmer
  • Todtenhausen


    • Weser Watershed 3

    Politics


    City Colours

    The city colour of Minden are white and red.

    Twin Towns

    • Flag of Denmark
      Gladsaxe
      Gladsaxe

      Gladsaxe Kommune is a municipality near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 25 km?, and has a total population of 62,562 ....
       (Denmark
      Denmark

      Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
      ) -- since 1968
    • Flag of the United Kingdom
      London Borough of Sutton
      London Borough of Sutton

      The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Outer London. It covers an area of and is the 80th largest local authority in England by population....
       (United Kingdom
      United Kingdom

      The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
      ) -- since 1968
    • Flag of Germany
      Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
      Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

      Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is the fourth Boroughs of Berlin of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf....
       (Berlin
      Berlin

      Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
      ,Germany
      Germany

      Germany , 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, and the Netherlands....
      ) -- since 1968
    • Flag of France
      Gagny
      Gagny

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       (France
      France

      France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
      ) -- since 1976
    • Flag of Germany
      Tangermünde
      Tangermünde

      Tangerm?nde is a town in the district of Stendal , in the northeastern part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the Elbe river in the Altmark region....
       (Saxony-Anhalt
      Saxony-Anhalt

      Saxony-Anhalt is one of the sixteen States of Germany that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of , and a population of 2.45 million ....
      , Germany
      Germany

      Germany , 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, and the Netherlands....
      ) -- since 1990
    • Flag of Belarus
      Hrodna
      Hrodna

      Hrodna or Grodno , is a city in Belarus. It is located on the Neman River , close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania . It has 325,164 inhabitants ....
       (Belarus
      Belarus

      Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north....
      ) -- since 1991


    Other Twin Towns of Minden:
    • Flag of Poland
      Koszalin
      Koszalin

      Koszalin is the largest city of Farther Pomerania Pomerania in north-western Poland. It is located 15 km south of the Baltic Sea coast. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999....
       in Polen


    History

    Minden was first mentioned in 798, when Charlemagne
    Charlemagne

    Charlemagne was List of Frankish kings from 768 to his death. He expanded the Franks kingdoms into a Carolingian Empire that incorporated much of Western Europe and Central Europe....
     held a convention at the place.

    In the following centuries Minden became a cultural centre of the region. The marriage of Henry the Lion
    Henry the Lion

    Henry the Lion was a member of the Guelph dynasty and Rulers of Saxony, as Henry III, from 1142, and List of rulers of Bavaria, as Henry XII, from 1156, which duchies he held until 1180....
     took place in the cathedral of Minden (1168). Minden was a member of the Hanseatic League
    Hanseatic League

    The Hanseatic League was an Military alliance of Trade cities and their guilds that established and maintained trade monopoly along the coast of Northern Europe, from the Baltic Sea to the North Sea and inland, during the Late Middle Ages and Early modern period ....
     and capital of the Bishopric of Minden
    Bishopric of Minden

    The Bishopric of Minden was a Roman Catholic Church diocese and a state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Minden.The diocese was founded by Charlemagne in 803, after he had conquered the Saxons....
    , a principality of the Holy Roman Empire
    Holy Roman Empire

    The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
    .

    After the Peace of Westphalia
    Peace of Westphalia

    The term Peace of Westphalia refers to the two Peace treaty of Osnabr?ck and M?nster, signed on May 15 and October 24, 1648, respectively, and written in Latin, that ended both the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Revolt between Spain and the Dutch Republic....
     in 1648 the state was annexed by Brandenburg
    Brandenburg

    Brandenburg is one of the sixteen states of Germany of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany....
    .

    During the Seven Years' War
    Seven Years' War

    The Seven Years' War lasted between 1756?1763 and involved all of the major European powers of the period. The war pitted Kingdom of Prussia and Kingdom of Great Britain and a coalition of smaller German states against an alliance consisting of Archduchy of Austria, Early Modern France, Russian Empire, Kingdom of Sweden, and Electorate of Sa...
    , the Battle of Minden
    Battle of Minden

    In the Battle of Minden, a Kingdom of Prussia-Electorate of Hanover-Kingdom of Great Britain army under Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-L?neburg defeated a ancien regime army under the Louis Georges ?rasme de Contades on 1 August 1759 during the Seven Years' War....
     was fought nearby. This British voctory is recalled in the British Army's Queen's Division
    Queen's Division

    The Queen's Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for has the regiments from the east of England and the remaining regiment of Fusiliers....
     maintaining the "Minden Band".

    Notable persons

    • Meister Bertram
    • Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
    • Franz Boas
      Franz Boas

      Franz Boas was a Germans-United States anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology"....
    • Edelgard Bulmahn
      Edelgard Bulmahn

      Edelgard Bulmahn is a Germany politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany . She was Federal Ministry of Education and Research from 1998 to 2005....
    • Peter Hahne
    • Karoline von Humboldt
    • Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger
      Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger

      Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger is a German politician . She served as Federal Minister of Justice of Germany from 1992 to 1996. ...
    • Gertrud von le Fort
      Gertrud von Le Fort

      Gertrud von Le Fort was a Germany writer of novels, poems, and essays. She came from a Protestant background, but converted to Catholicism in 1926....
    • Otto Wilhelm Graf von Königsmarck
    • Michael S. Kurth see Curse (rapper)
      Curse (rapper)

      Curse is a Germany Rapping from Minden....
    • Pauline von Mallinckrodt
    • Eberhard von Reck
    • Freiherr Ludwig von Vincke


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