Map of Minden, Germany

Minden is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 82,879. It lies at 52.2895°N, 8.9146°E. Minden is about 306 km (190 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Porta Westfalica, 7 km to the south.

Minden at a glance

Where is Minden?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 41 min on the shortest day to 16 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Minden

• Porta Westfalica — 7 km south
• Bad Oeynhausen — 12 km southwest
• Löhne — 19 km southwest
• Bünde — 25 km southwest
• Bad Salzuflen — 25 km southwest
• Herford — 25 km southwest
• Lemgo — 29 km south
• Lage — 34 km south
• Hameln — 36 km southeast
• Wunstorf — 38 km northeast

Largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia

• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Duisburg — 504,358
• Bochum — 385,729
• Wuppertal — 360,797
• Bielefeld — 331,906
• Bonn — 330,579
• Münster — 308,258

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.