Bahnhofskaserne Fortness (Minden)

The Bahnhofskaserne was built in Minden in 1869 to meet the demand for lodging for traveling soldiers. At that time, Minden was a Prussian fortress, developed between 1827 and 1873. Following Prussia's annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover in 1866, Minden's train station transformed from a border station to an inland station, leading to an increased flow of transient troops. The barracks could accommodate up to 600 soldiers, thereby relieving the city of the burden of private billeting. After World War I, from 1919 onwards, the city of Minden took over the use of the building. In 1991, the Bahnhofskaserne was officially entered into the list of monuments of the city of Minden.