Minden Cathedral, Minden

Name: Minden Cathedral
Address: Großer Domhof 10, Minden, 32423, Germany
Telephone: +49 571 83764100

#2 among attractions in Minden

Top attraction, Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture

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Minden Cathedral, dedicated to Saints Gorgonius and Peter, is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. From the year 803 AD, when the area was conquered by Charlemagne, it was the center of a diocese and subsequently became the center of a small sovereign state, a prince-bishopric of Minden, until the time of the Peace of Westphalia, when Minden was secularized as the Principality of Minden. Today the church belongs to the diocese of Paderborn. ()

Local name: Mindener Dom Architectural style: GothicSpire height: 180 ftCoordinates: 52°17'23"N, 8°55'9"E

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Großer Domhof 10Minden 32423 Germany

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+49 571 83764100

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Minden Cathedral – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Minden Aqueduct, Hagemeyer, Stadttheater Minden, Rampenloch.

1.1 miNE
Bridge
Minden Aqueduct, Minden
28 min walk • The Minden Aqueduct is an aqueduct near Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It actually consists of two parallel water bridges, that lead the Mittelland Canal over the Weser. The older of the two bridges is no longer used for shipping.
~880 ftW
52°17'23"N • 8°54'55"E
Hagemeyer, Minden
5 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~800 ftS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Stadttheater Minden, Minden
4 min walk • Stadttheater Minden is a municipal theatre in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The theatre has no ensemble, but stages some productions of its own. It became known for a Wagner project culminating in Der Ring in Minden.
~1300 ftW
Street
Rampenloch, Minden
7 min walk • The Rampenloch is a street in the East Westphalian city of Minden in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. For a long time the street consisted almost exclusively of brothels. Today the brothels are gone and the street is to be redeveloped.
~920 ftNW
Church
Mary's Church, Minden
5 min walk • St. Mary's Church is a church built in Minden, East Westphalia, and dates back to St. Mary's Convent founded in Minden at the end of the 10th century. Around 1022, the construction of the church began and was expanded piece by piece.
~1050 ftSW
Church
Sankt Martini, Minden
6 min walk • The church of St. Martini in the East Westphalian city of Minden is a church building that stands centrally in the old city center of Minden on the edge of the upper Old Town Terrace, and is thus characteristic for the silhouette of the city ...
~1800 ftSW
Church
Sankt Petri, Minden
9 min walk • The Evangelical Reformed Church of St. Peter in Minden, Westphalia, was built between 1739 and 1743 and is the church of the Reformed congregation in Minden, East Westphalia, founded in 1651.
~850 ftW
Synagogue
Synagoge Minden, Minden
5 min walk • Minden Synagogue is a Jewish house of assembly and worship for prayer, scriptural study and instruction, and the seat of today's Jewish Religious Community of Minden and the surrounding area.
0.5 miW
Park
Botanical Garden, Minden
13 min walk • The Old Cemetery of Minden is a listed cemetery complex in the East Westphalian city of Minden. It is located in the Königsglacis west of the city center in front of the old fortress walls and thus outside the old fortified city.
0.6 miSW
Memorial
Ernst Michael von Schwichow, Minden
16 min walk • Johann Friedrich Ernst Michael von Schwichow was a Prussian major general and first commander of the East Westphalian fortress of Minden and gained great respect among Minden's population. He came from a noble family and was educated militarily.
~1580 ftNW
52°17'37"N • 8°54'56"E
Weltkriegsdenkmal der Turnvereine Minden, Minden
8 min walk • Memorial

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Minden Cathedral?

Nearby attractions include Stadttheater Minden, Minden (4 min walk), Synagoge Minden, Minden (5 min walk), Mary's Church, Minden (5 min walk), St. Martini-Kirche, Minden (6 min walk).

How to get to Minden Cathedral by public transport?

The nearest stations to Minden Cathedral:

Bus

Grimpenwall • Lines: 1, 11, 501, 502, 611, 612, 8 (4 min walk)
Goebenstraße • Lines: 8 (5 min walk)

Train

Minden (17 min walk)
Minden-Oberstadt (20 min walk)