Minden

Summary

Minden is an urban municipality in Germany^[1]. Minden ranks in the top 6% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (861 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Minden was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia^[3].
• Minden was a member of Mayors for Peace^[4].
• Minden was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen^[5].
• Minden is located in Minden-Lübbecke District^[6].
• Minden is in the country of Germany^[7].
• Minden is on the body of water Weser^[8].
• Minden's head of government is recorded as Michael Jäcke^[9].
• Minden's head of government is recorded as Peter Kock^[10].
• Minden's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[11].
• Minden's instance of is recorded as large district town^[12].
• Minden's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[13].
• Minden's instance of is recorded as district capital^[14].
• Minden's shares border with is recorded as Porta Westfalica^[15].
• Minden's shares border with is recorded as Bad Oeynhausen^[16].
• Minden's shares border with is recorded as Hille^[17].
• Minden's shares border with is recorded as Petershagen^[18].
• Minden's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gladsaxe Municipality^[19].
• Minden's twinned administrative body is recorded as London Borough of Sutton^[20].
• Minden's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gagny^[21].
• Minden's twinned administrative body is recorded as Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf^[22].
• Minden's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tangermünde^[23].
• Minden's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hrodna^[24].
• Minden's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wilmersdorf^[25].
• Minden's postal code is recorded as 32423^[26].
• Minden's postal code is recorded as 32425^[27].

Body

Geography

Minden is in the country of Germany^[7]. Minden is located in Minden-Lübbecke District^[6]. Minden is on the body of water Weser^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+81598'}^[28], {'amount': '+81698'}^[29], {'amount': '+78887'}^[30], {'amount': '+81682'}^[31], {'amount': '+81857'}^[32], and {'amount': '+83076'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany^[11], large district town^[12], Hanseatic city^[13], and district capital^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Minden include Minden^[34], a city in the United States^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1876^[37]; Minden-Lübbecke District^[38], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1973^[41]; and Minden Government Region^[42], a government region of Prussia^[43], in Weimar Republic^[44], founded in 1816^[45].

Why It Matters

Minden ranks in the top 6% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (861 views/month).^[2] Minden has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Minden is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Minden include Minden^[34], a city in the United States^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1876^[37]; Minden-Lübbecke District^[38], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1973^[41]; and Minden Government Region^[42], a government region of Prussia^[43], in Weimar Republic^[44], founded in 1816^[45].