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'Minden' is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Minden-Lübbecke.

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Geography

Neighbouring places

Division of the town

Twin Towns

History

Notable persons

External links

Geography

Minden is located on the Weser river below the Porta Westfalica gap.

Neighbouring places

★ Bückeburg ★ Schaumburg ★ Petershagen

★ Hille ★ Bad Oeynhausen ★ Porta Westfalica

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

Twin Towns

★ Gladsaxe (Denmark) -- since 1968

★ London Borough of Sutton (United Kingdom) -- since 1968

★ Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin,Germany) -- since 1968

★ Gagny (France) -- since 1976

★ Tangermünde (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) -- since 1990

★ Hrodna (Belarus) -- since 1991

History

Minden was first mentioned in 798, when Charlemagne held a convention at the place.
In the following centuries Minden became a cultural centre of the region. The marriage of Henry the Lion took place in the cathedral of Minden (1168). Minden was a member of the Hanseatic League and capital of the Bishopric of Minden, a principality of the Holy Roman Empire.
After the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 the state was annexed by Brandenburg.
During the Seven Years' War, the Battle of Minden was fought nearby.

Notable persons

★ Meister Bertram

★ Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel

★ Franz Boas

★ Edelgard Bulmahn

★ Peter Hahne

★ Karoline von Humboldt

★ Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger

★ Gertrud von le Fort

★ Otto Wilhelm Graf von Königsmarck

★ Michael S. Kurth ''see'' Curse (rapper)

★ Pauline von Mallinckrodt

★ Eberhard von Reck

★ Freiherr Ludwig von Vincke

External links

★ Official site

★ History of Minden

★ Chronik Mindens

★ Views of Minden (360°)

★ Minden Fire Department

★ ''Map and aerial photos''

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★ Street map from Mapquest

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★ Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver