Minden (Germany)
Minden is a city in Rhineland-of-North-Westphalia, Germany, located on the river Weser, to 6 km in the north of the throat Porta Westfalica in the large plain in the north of the country. Posting a population of 85 900 inhabitants, Minden is the capital of the district of Minden-Lübbecke.
History
Minden was mentioned for the first time in 798, when Charlemagne held a convention to with it. In the following centuries, Minden became an arts center of the area. The marriage of Henri the Lion took place in the cathedral in 1168. The city was a évêché member of the Hanseatic League and one independent.
After the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, the State was annexed by the Brandenburg, remaining a Prussian territory until 1946. During the Seven Year old war, in 1759, the city was the site of the Battle of Minden.
During the Second world war, Minden was destroyed partly.
Policy
Heraldic colors
The colors of the town of Minden are the white and the red.
Twinnings
The town of Minden joined in 1968 the circle of Wilmersdorf and is twinned at the following cities:
- Gagny in France since 1968
- Gladsaxe with the Denmark since 1968
- Sutton in England since 1968
- district Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf of Berlin since 1968
- Tangermünde in Saxony-Anhalt since August 2nd, 1990
- Hrodna in Bielorussia since July 1st, 1991
Minden has moreover a partnership with: