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Minden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,001 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 and is adjacent to the city of Gardnerville. It was founded in 1906 by Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg Jr., who named it after the town of Minden, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was near his father's birthplace.〔() Facts about Carson Valley〕 Minden was founded on company land of the Dangberg Home Ranch and Dangberg commissioned most of the town's early buildings. Minden has had a post office since 1906.〔() Post Offices in Douglas County, Nevada〕 U.S. Highway 395 runs through Minden. It is also the terminus of State Route 88, which becomes California State Route 88 on the west side of the state line. The Douglas campus of the Western Nevada College is located in Minden. The Minden area is considered to be one of the premier locations for soaring in the United States. == Geography == According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.47%) is water. The Carson Valley and Minden are considered one of the top gliding spots in the world. Flights of over have been made on sailplanes from this location. Its location, east of the Sierra Nevada range, favors lee wave formation. East of the Pine Nuts mountains is the Nevada desert, one of the best thermal generators in the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minden, Nevada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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