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Minden

Minden is a city on the Weser in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, just north of where the river breaks through the hills at the Porta Westfalica. Charlemagne founded a bishopric there around 800, and its prince-bishops ruled a territory along the Weser until it passed to Brandenburg in 1648. In 1759 an Anglo-German army defeated the French nearby at the Battle of Minden.

Minden
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County of DiepholzCounty of LippePrince-Bishopric of MindenCounty of HoyaPrincipality of Minden

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Minden. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/minden
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“Minden.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/minden. Accessed .
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