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Minden
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| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Regierungsbezirk: | Detmold |
| District: | Minden-Lübbecke |
| Area: | 101.08 km² |
| Population: | 83,046 (12/31/2002) |
| Population density: | 822/km² |
| Elevation: | 42.2 m |
| Postal code: | 32300-32499 |
| Area/distance code: | 57-1 (057-1) |
| Location: | |
| Municipal code: | 05770024 |
| Car designation: | MI
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| Arrangement of the city: | 19 districts |
| Address of the city administration: | 17 Kleiner Domhof Minden 32423 |
| Website: | www.minden.de |
Minden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Located on the Weser river below the Porta Westfalica, it is the capital of the district of Minden-Lübbecke. Population: 85,900.
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 an independent bishopric principality. 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.
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Subdivisions
- Bärenkämpen
- Bölhorst
- Dankersen
- Dützen
- Haddenhausen
- Häverstädt
- Hahlen
- Innenstadt
- Königstor
- Kutenhausen
- Leteln-Aminghausen
- Meißen
- Minderheide
- Nordstadt
- Päpinghausen
- Rechtes Weserufer
- Rodenbeck
- Stemmer
- Todtenhausen
Twinnings
- Gagny , France
- Gladsaxe, Denmark
- London Borough of Sutton, England
- Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin
- Tangermünde, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Hrodna, Belarus
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
- Pauline von Mallinckrodt
- Eberhard von Reck
- Freiherr Ludwig von Vincke
External links
(in German)
- History of Minden
- Chronik Mindens
- Views of Minden (360°)
- Map and aerial photos
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