Minden, sometimes also called Minden an der Weser or Minden (Westfalen) is in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Understand
[edit]The town extends along both sides of the River Weser, and is crossed by the Mittelland Canal, which is led over the river on the Minden Aqueduct.
Minden has been the headquarters of Melitta, a German producer of coffee filters since 1929.
Local information
[edit]- Minden City Council website
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]The closest airport is Hanover (HAJ IATA)
By train
[edit]- 1 Minden (Westfalen) Bahnhof. Apart from regional trains and the odd intercity, this station is also served by a line of the Hanover S-Bahn.
Get around
[edit]
Map of Minden (Germany)
See
[edit]- 1 Minden Cathedral. It was established in the 8th century, and was destroyed in World War II. It was rebuilt in the 1950s.
- 2 Minden Aqueduct (Wasserstraßenkreuz Minden). Old and new Mittelland Canal bridges over the Weser.
Do
[edit]- 1 Stadttheater Minden.
- 2 [dead link] Westphalian Mill Route. 320 km (200 mi) circular route, take in 43 historic mills along the way.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Outback, Tonhallenstraße 2, ☏ +49 571 88911888, [email protected]. M - Sa 09:00-24:00 Su 09:30-24:00. Burger with beef, chicken or vegan.
- 2 Ristorante Pizzeria Roma, Am Rathaus 28, ☏ +49 571 21713, [email protected]. Tu - Su 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-24:00. Pizza and pasta
- 3 Die Knolle, Königswall 1, ☏ +49 571 21368. M - Sa 12:00-14:00 and 17:00-23:00.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hotel Grotehof, Wettinerallee 50, ☏ +49 571 50450, [email protected]. Check-in: 13:00, check-out: 12:00.
- 2 Hotel Bad Minden, Portastraße 36, ☏ +49 571 9563300, [email protected]. Hotel with 30 rooms and a restaurant. Free parking.
- 3 Hotel Kronprinz, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße 1-3 (next to the railway), ☏ +49 571 934080, [email protected].