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

Geography

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

Neighbouring places

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. Image:Baueen Deele Minden (RLH).jpg| House in Minden, Germany Image:Minden-Strasse (RLH).jpg| Street near Marienplatz, Minden, Germany. Image:Minden_Dom (RLH).jpg|Minden Dom, Minden Germany Image:Minden_Weser-Mittleland_Kanal_Lock_01.jpg|Mittellandkanal / River Weser Lock in Minden, Germany taken in 1977 Image:MI-16 River Weser (Minden) North (RLH).jpg| View north of the River Weser from the road bridge at Minden in Germany Image:River_Weser_(Minden)_South_To_Porta_West_Falica_(RLH).jpg| Southern view of the River Weser from the road bridge at Minden in Germany in 1977 Image:Minden marktplatz.jpg| Market square

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 VinckeFurther Information

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