Minden

Minden is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.

Minden is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Minden had a population of 1,204 people.The town is 64 kilometres (40 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.

Originally the area was known as Back Plains or Rosewood Scrub but was changed to Minden in 1879 at the request of German settlers, after the town of Minden in Westphalia, Germany. In 1916 during World War I, the name was changed to Frenchton due to anti-German sentiment, but name Minden was restored in 1930.Minden State School opened on 23 September 1878. In 1916 it was renamed Frenchton State School, but was later restored to Minden State School.On Thursday 8 December 1891 Congregational (Lutheran) church opened in Minden. St John's Lutheran Church Coolana acelebrated its 125th anniversary with a special service on Sunday, 4 December 2016.Frenchton Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1878, known as Rosewood Scrub until 1879 and Minden until 1916 during World War I), reverted to Minden in 1930 and closed in 1971.At the 2011 census, Minden had a population of 1,093.In the 2016 census the locality of Minden had a population of 1,204 people.