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Hann. Münden (short for Hannoversch Münden) is a town in
Lower Saxony, Germany. Münden lies in the district of
Göttingen at the confluence of the
Fulda and
Werra rivers, which join to form the
Weser. It has about 24,000 inhabitants (2013). It is famous for its
half-timbered houses, some of them more than 600 years old. There are 10 million cobblestones around the town.
History
The place is first mentioned in the deeds of donation of Gimundi to the
abbey of Fulda, in 802. The town's name means "confluence" in old German; the prefix Hannoversch, or "
Hanoverian", was added in the 19th century to help distinguish the town from its similarly-named Prussian neighbour,
Minden.
City rights might have been granted during the latter half of the 12th century.[3]
The French inventor Denis Papin built a steam-pump-powered paddlewheel boat, probably pedal-driven in 1704, and as a demonstration used it to navigate down the Fulda River from Kassel to Münden in 1707.[4]
Hann. Münden was the site of the
Royal Prussian Academy of Forestry: the city's botanical gardens with many different trees were primarily established for this academy. Later the academy was merged into the
University of Göttingen, moving to a new building on the main campus in 1970.[5]
Main sights
Many tourists visit the city to see its some 700 well-preserved half-timbered medieval houses.
Remains of the medieval 12th century city walls (renewed in the 15th century)[3]
Tillyschanze, an observation tower built from 1881 to 1885 by citizens of the town[citation needed] in memory of the siege of the town by
Count Tilly in 1626.[3]
Welfenschloss, originally built by
Duke Eric I in the
Gothic style in 1501, as both a residence and administrative center. After its destruction by a fire in 1560, Duke
Eric II had it rebuilt in
Weser Renaissance style. The southern wing was again destroyed by a fire in 1849, but not rebuilt.