Minden, Queensland

Minden Queensland
Minden
Population:	533[1]
Postcode:	4311
Location:	64 km (40 mi) W of Brisbane 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Ipswich 7 km (4 mi) W of Marburg
LGA:	Somerset Region
State District:	Ipswich West
Federal Division:	Division of Blair, Division of Dickson
Localities around Minden: Prenzlau Coolana Lark Hill Hatton Vale Minden Marburg Woolshed Tallegalla Tallegalla

Minden is a township and rural locality in Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Lockyer Valley and is in the Somerset Region Local Government Area, 64 kilometres (40 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Minden had a population of 533.^[1]

In the pastoral days the town was known as Back Plain. A post Rosewood Scrub was opened there in 1878, but changed to Minden in 1879, after the town of Minden in Westphalia, Germany. During World War I, the name was changed to Frenchton. The name Minden was restored in 1930.^[2]

The Warrego Highway goes through Minden.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Minden Village (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL338550&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-27. 
2. ^ "Other towns". Official website. Shire of Esk. http://www.esk.qld.gov.au/content/TheShire/other_towns_areas.htm#minden. Retrieved 2007-10-27. 

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Minden

Coordinates: 27°33′S 152°32′E / 27.55°S 152.533°E / -27.55; 152.533