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Minden
Old City Hall of Minden
Minden
Coordinates	52°17′0″N 8°55′0″E / 52.283333°N 8.916667°E / 52.283333; 8.916667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Minden-Lübbecke
Town subdivisions	19 districts
Mayor	Michael Buhre (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	101.08 km2 (39.03 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m  (138 ft)
Population	83,099  (31 December 2006)
- Density	822 /km2 (2,129 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MI
Postal codes	32300-32499
Area code	0571
Website	www.minden.de
Location of the town of Minden within Minden-Lübbecke district

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

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Neighbouring places 1.2 Division of the town 2 Economy 3 Politics 3.1 City Colours 4 =International relations 4.1 Twin towns — Sister cities 5 History 6 Gallery 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Neighbouring places

Bückeburg Schaumburg Petershagen

Hille Bad Oeynhausen Porta Westfalica

[edit] 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

[edit] Economy

The company Melitta is headquartered in Minden.^[1]

[edit] Politics

[edit] City Colours

The city colours of Minden are white and red.

[edit] =International relations

[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities

Minden is twinned with:=

• 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
• Koszalin in Poland

[edit] History

Minden was first mentioned in 798, when Charles the Great (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. This British victory is recalled in the British Army's Queen's Division maintaining the "Minden Band".

[edit] Gallery

House in Minden, Germany	Street near Marienplatz	Minden Dom (cathedral)	Mittellandkanal / River Weser Lock in Minden, taken in 1977
View north of the River Weser from the road bridge at Minden	Southern view of the River Weser from the road bridge at Minden in 1977	Market square	Detail of the altarpiece (1425) of the Minden cathedral: angels play a harpsichord and a psaltery. It is the earliest known image of a harpsichord.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site (German)
• History of Minden (German)
• Chronik Mindens (German)
• Views of Minden (360°) (German)
• Minden Fire Department(German)

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v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Minden-Lübbecke Bad Oeynhausen | Espelkamp | Hille | Hüllhorst | Lübbecke | Minden | Petershagen | Porta Westfalica | Preußisch Oldendorf | Rahden | Stemwede