Minden´s green spaces
Minden is green. Surrounded by a green belt, the glacis and flanked by the promenade at the river "Weser" the city gives you the best premises to spend the day outdoors.
Enjoy your recreation in Minden
Looking for recreation and relaxation? Interested in leisure activities outside? Or do you prefer to discover attractive sights on your own? Then Minden and its surroundings are the right place for you! Here you can see a variety of areas of natural beauty where rare plants and animals are waiting to be discovered. Follow the marked hiking and bicycle tracks and enjoy the beautiful landscape by ship.
Walking on the Weser-Bastau-Path along the Weser and the ship-mill grinder as well as on the Old Town Route offers another possibility to get an idea of Minden´s sights. Both paths are marked with signs.
Walking on the Weser-Bastau-Path along the Weser and the ship-mill grinder as well as on the Old Town Route offers another possibility to get an idea of Minden´s sights. Both paths are marked with signs.
Waterway Crossing
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'.Not only for children: potts park
Only a couple minutes away from the inner city of Minden the theme park "potts park" not only provides eventful days for the little ones, but for the adults as well.
Ship-mill grinder (Schiffmühle)
A very special rarity at the banks of the river Weser is the reconstruction of an old ship mill.
By Steam train or ship
The waterway crossing in Minden, the river Weser and the Midland Canal ("Mittellandkanal") give various options to explore Minden by ship. Nevertheless the (hstoric) railways give you great opportunities to travel and explore as well.Disc Golf in Minden
Disc Golf is quite easy to learn an to play: The aim is to move the disc into the basket with preferably few tosses. In Minden you can play on 18 holes all together.
A little sensation at the Wittekind castle
Until 1996 the Wittekind castle ("Wittekindsburg") was indeed a very fascinating, but notparticular uncommon ringfort. Only then archaeologist discover a rarity.
The Minden Planet Trek: An entire solar system in Minden
Dedication makes it possible. Studends and teachers of the "Besselgymansium" in Minden established a planet trek. Everybody who is interested can explore this trek. Particularly good with your bike.
