Worth seeing
Worth seeing
On these pages we would like to show you why it is well worth it to visit Minden. Here you will learn about our city's history, more than 1200 years old, and of course we will introduce you to our most important places of interest in our city. We would be glad if you then turn around and say: "Yes, I would love to see this city with my own eyes".
Believe us - it is well worth it!
Once upon a time anno 798...
History
...when Charlemagne held an empire convention in Minda. This lead to the first time Minden was mentioned.
Minda in the 17th century
History
You would like to know what Minden looked like in the 17th century? We will show you.
Minden - worth knowing: Historical data
History
You are interested in history? Here you will learn quite a lot about the city's past with the most important historical data.
min+din - Wie Minden entstand
History
Die Gründungslegende* der Weserstadt Minden – seit 798 merk-würdig.
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Minden - well worth seeing
Places worth seeing - made to remember
Minden is a city with history going back more than 1200 years. Traces of the city's development are still visible everywhere toady.
Church City Minden
Places worth seeing - made to remember
 The history of Minden's cathedral starts at the end of the 8th century with building a simple hall church without a tower on the cathedral hill.
Minden during the Weser renaissance
Places worth seeing - made to remember
The art of building also took advantage of the rising economy in Minden during the 16th century.
Minden and Prussia
Places worth seeing - made to remember
After the peace of Westphalia in 1648 Minden became brandenburg-prussian administratiVe, fortress and garrison town. You will find traces of this period everywhere in town.
Water bridge
Places worth seeing - made to remember
After a long period of planning in 1906 there was the start of a giant building project : The Rhine-Weser Canal. Since then the canal takes a 'jump' over the river 'weser'.
