This is the northernmost district of North Rhine-Westphalia. It protrudes into Lower Saxon territory. The Weser River enters the district in the southeast and leaves to the north. In the south of the district the river runs through a narrow gorge, which is formed by two mountain chains, the Wiehen Hills in the west and the Wesergebirge in the east. This gorge is called Porta Westfalica, since it marks the ancient border of Westphalia.
Historyedit
Minden-Lübbecke is roughly identical with the medieval Bishopric of Minden. At its biggest extent in the 13th century, it later lost territory until it came finally to be around the size of today's district. In the 17th century the principality came into the possession of Brandenburg and thus Prussia. Lost for a time to Napoleonic France, it came back to Prussia in 1813, and was then part of the Province of Westphalia. In 1816 the districts of Minden and Rahden were created, but in 1832 the Rahden district was merged with parts of the abolished Bünde district, and the administrative seat of the new district was Lübbecke. The district within today's borders was created in 1973 when the two districts of Minden and Lübbecke were merged.
Miscellaneousedit
The district is also known as Mühlenkreis, as it has many reconstructed historic mills, many linked by the Westphalian Mill Route.
Coat of armsedit
In the right half of the coat of arms are the chevrons from the arms of the counts of Ravensberg, who owned part of the district's land. The keys are the sign of the Prince-Bishops of Minden after their patron Saint Peter. After the district was merged with Lübbecke a second key was added, to symbolize the two historic parts. This new arms were granted in 1973.
Towns and municipalitiesedit
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
minden, lübbecke, 39917, 71778, 39917, 71778districtflagcoat, armscountrygermanystatenorth, rhine, westphaliaadm, regiondetmoldcapitalmindengovernment, district, admin, doğan, area, total1, population, december, 2021, total311, density270, time, zoneutc, summe. 52 23 57 N 8 43 04 E 52 39917 N 8 71778 E 52 39917 8 71778Minden LubbeckeDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine WestphaliaAdm regionDetmoldCapitalMindenGovernment District admin Ali Dogan SPD Area Total1 152 1 km2 444 8 sq mi Population 31 December 2021 1 Total311 214 Density270 km2 700 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationMIWebsitewww wbr minden luebbecke wbr deMinden Lubbecke is a Kreis district in the northeastern part of North Rhine Westphalia Germany Neighboring districts are Diepholz Nienburg Schaumburg Lippe Herford Osnabruck Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Miscellaneous 4 Coat of arms 5 Towns and municipalities 6 Nature reserves 7 References 8 External linksGeography editThis is the northernmost district of North Rhine Westphalia It protrudes into Lower Saxon territory The Weser River enters the district in the southeast and leaves to the north In the south of the district the river runs through a narrow gorge which is formed by two mountain chains the Wiehen Hills in the west and the Wesergebirge in the east This gorge is called Porta Westfalica since it marks the ancient border of Westphalia History editMinden Lubbecke is roughly identical with the medieval Bishopric of Minden At its biggest extent in the 13th century it later lost territory until it came finally to be around the size of today s district In the 17th century the principality came into the possession of Brandenburg and thus Prussia Lost for a time to Napoleonic France it came back to Prussia in 1813 and was then part of the Province of Westphalia In 1816 the districts of Minden and Rahden were created but in 1832 the Rahden district was merged with parts of the abolished Bunde district and the administrative seat of the new district was Lubbecke The district within today s borders was created in 1973 when the two districts of Minden and Lubbecke were merged Miscellaneous editThe district is also known as Muhlenkreis as it has many reconstructed historic mills many linked by the Westphalian Mill Route Coat of arms editIn the right half of the coat of arms are the chevrons from the arms of the counts of Ravensberg who owned part of the district s land The keys are the sign of the Prince Bishops of Minden after their patron Saint Peter After the district was merged with Lubbecke a second key was added to symbolize the two historic parts This new arms were granted in 1973 Towns and municipalities edit nbsp Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the districtTowns MunicipalitiesMinden Lubbecke Bad Oeynhausen Espelkamp PetershagenPorta WestfalicaPreussisch OldendorfRahden Hille Hullhorst Stemwede nbsp District administration building in MindenNature reserves editThere are over 60 nature reserves in Minden Lubbecke district covering a total of around 7 100 ha i e 6 2 of the district s area The largest are Bastau meadows with 1 778 ha Weseraue with 774 ha Mindener Wald with 515 ha Grosses Torfmoor with 511 ha Heisterholz with 402 ha Staustufe Schlusselburg with 268 ha Am Oppenweher Moor with 255 ha Oppenweher Moor with 215 haReferences edit Bevolkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein Westfalens am 31 Dezember 2021 in German Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW Retrieved 20 June 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to Kreis Minden Lubbecke at Wikimedia Commons Official Website German nbsp This Minden Lubbecke district location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minden Lubbecke amp oldid 1215725343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
