Minden, sometimes also called Minden an der Weser or Minden (Westfalen) is in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Understand

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

• Minden City Council website

Get in

By plane

The closest airport is Hanover (HAJ ^IATA)

By train

• 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.  

See

• 1 Minden Cathedral. It was established in the 8th century, and was destroyed in World War II. It was rebuilt in the 1950s. (updated Nov 2017)
• 2 Minden Aqueduct (Wasserstraßenkreuz Minden). Old and new Mittelland Canal bridges over the Weser. (updated Nov 2017)

Do

• 1 Stadttheater Minden. (updated Nov 2017)
• 2 Westphalian Mill Route. 320 km (200 mi) circular route, take in 43 historic mills along the way. (updated Nov 2017)

Eat

• 1 Outback, Tonhallenstraße 2, ☏ +49 571 88911888, hallo@outback-minden.de. M - Sa 09:00-24:00 Su 09:30-24:00. Burger with beef, chicken or vegan. (updated Dec 2017)
• 2 Ristorante Pizzeria Roma, Am Rathaus 28, ☏ +49 571 21713, kontakt@roma-minden.de. Tu - Su 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-24:00. Pizza and pasta (updated Dec 2017)
• 3 Die Knolle, Königswall 1, ☏ +49 571 21368. M - Sa 12:00-14:00 and 17:00-23:00. (updated Dec 2017)

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Grotehof, Wettinerallee 50, ☏ +49 571 50450, info@grotehof.de. Check-in: 13:00, check-out: 12:00. (updated Oct 2017)
• 2 Hotel Bad Minden, Portastraße 36, ☏ +49 571 9563300, hotel@badminden.de. Hotel with 30 rooms and a restaurant. Free parking. (updated Dec 2017)
• 3 Hotel Kronprinz, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße 1-3 (next to the railway), ☏ +49 571 934080, info@kronprinz-minden.de. (updated Dec 2017)

Go next

• Lübbecke
• Hamelin
• Bielefeld
• Wiedensahl