List of buildings made of porta sandstone

The Porta sandstone occurs between Lübbecke , Minden and Lemgo in North Rhine-Westphalia . At the Porta Westfalica breakthrough in the Weser in the area of ​​the city ​​of Porta Westfalica , the sandstone bank is up to 20 meters thick. Accordingly, the main area of ​​mining was here. After the Second World War, this stone was no longer mined.

Since the 11th century, the Porta sandstone has been used as a work stone along the Weser . It was also used nationwide in churches and bridges.

The list of structures made of porta sandstone includes structures made entirely or partially of porta sandstone. Buildings that no longer exist today are also included in the list.

At the moment, this list is far from complete.

Porta Westfalica

image	Surname	category	Postcode	place	District / city	Built	Remarks
	Kaiser Wilhelm Monument at Porta Westfalica	monument	32457	Porta Westfalica , Barkhausen district (map)	Minden-Lübbecke	1892-1896	Monument in honor of Kaiser Wilhelm I on the east end of the Wittekindsberg in the Wiehen Mountains
	Moltketurm	tower	32457	Porta Westfalica , Barkhausen district (map)	Minden-Lübbecke	1828-1829	Lookout tower on the Wittekindsberg in the Wiehen Mountains
	Berghotel Wittekindsburg	Castle	32457	Porta Westfalica , Barkhausen district (map)	Minden-Lübbecke	1895-1896	Location on the Wittekindsberg in the Wiehen Mountains
	Margarethenklus	church	32457	Porta Westfalica , district of Barkhausen	Minden-Lübbecke	1224, before	Two-bay, rectangular hall building in the Romanesque style on the Wittekindsberg in the Wiehen Mountains . Other name: Wittekindskapelle
	Ev. Barkhausen Chapel	chapel	32457	Porta Westfalica , district of Barkhausen	Minden-Lübbecke	1450	Simple, rectangular hall made of porta sandstone and slated roof turrets.
	Bismarck Tower (Porta Westfalica)	tower	32457	Porta Westfalica , district of Hausberge	Minden-Lübbecke	1902	The tower made of Portasandstein from Jakobsberg stood at the highest point of the Jakobsberg in the Weser Mountains . It was demolished in 1952 to make way for the first telecommunications tower . The stones were used to rebuild the town hall of Minden after it was destroyed in World War II.
	Bismarckburg restaurant	House	32457	Porta Westfalica , district of Hausberge	Minden-Lübbecke	1800, before (end of the 18th century)	Popular excursion destination on the Jakobsberg in the Weser Mountains , west below the telecommunications tower . Partly made of porta sandstone. Demolition of the building at the end of 2013.
	Schlageter monument	monument	32457	Porta Westfalica , district of Hausberge	Minden-Lübbecke	1933–1934, but not quite finished	Location on the Jakobsberg in the Weser Mountains , approx. 650 m (as the crow flies) west of the Bismarckburg restaurant . In 1958 a viewing platform was built on the porta sandstone base.
	Old gatehouse of the Schalksburg	Castle	32457	Porta Westfalica , district of Hausberge	Minden-Lübbecke	1562, before	One-storey quarry stone building over half-sunken basement in the center of Hausberge
	Portaner Town Hall	town hall	32457	Porta Westfalica , Hausberge district , Kempstr. 1	Minden-Lübbecke	1909	The foundation, stairs and parts of the facade of the administration building with Art Nouveau facade are made of porta sandstone.
	Lerbeck Church	church	32457	Porta Westfalica , district Lerbeck , Zur Porta 74	Minden-Lübbecke	1892	Neo-Gothic style church
	Windmill icebergs	Mill	32457	Porta Westfalica , district Eisbergen , Ahmserort	Minden-Lübbecke	1855	Lower half of quarry stone , upper half of porta sandstone. 1989/92 moved to the current location.

Minden

image	Surname	category	Postcode	place	District / city	Built	Remarks
	Minden Cathedral	church	32423	Minden , Lower Old Town	circle	800, approx.	Roman Catholic Provost Church. Destroyed and rebuilt several times: Simple hall church / Carolingian-Romanesque basilica with monumental westwork / Gothic hall church with Romanesque west bar. Portasandstein, Obernkirchener sandstone , Ibbenbürener sandstone were used
	Old Town Hall	town hall	32423	Minden , market square	circle	1260, approx.	Major reconstruction from 1659 to 1662. Reconstruction after destruction in World War II. In doing so, u. a. used the stones from the Bismarck Tower on Jakobsberg , which was demolished in 1952 .
	Post office building	Post office building	32423	Minden , at the large cathedral courtyard	circle	1953	Porta sandstone is visible in the base area
	Prussia Museum	Military. building	Postcode	Minden , Simeonsplatz	circle	1829	Classicist building, former defensive barracks, part of the Minden fortress
	"Schinkelbau"	Military. building	Postcode	Minden , Portastrasse	circle	1830	Classicist building, former garrison hospital, part of the Minden fortress
	Army Bakery	Military. building	Postcode	Minden , Upper Old Town, Martini Cemetery	circle	1832-1834	Four- story neo-Romanesque building, part of the Minden fortress made of clinker brickwork, faced with porta sandstone
	Provision magazine Minden	Military. building	Postcode	Minden , Upper Old Town, Martini churchyard, adjacent to the army bakery	circle	1835-1836	Four- story neo-Romanesque building, part of the Minden fortress made of clinker brickwork, faced with porta sandstone. Burned out at the end of World War II. Traces of fire are still visible.
	Minden (Westphalia) train station	railway station	Postcode	Minden , right bank of the Weser	circle	1847-1850	Inselbahnhof, part of the Minden station fortress
	Fort C	Military. building	Postcode	Minden , right bank of the Weser	circle	1847-1850	Part of the Minden station fortress
	Oberpostdirektion Minden - first office building	Post office building	Postcode	Minden , Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße / corner of Kaiserstraße	circle	1855-1858	Large three-storey rectangular building. The facade made of Porta sandstone was designed to match the Minden main station
	Old coin	Former mint now a restaurant	Postcode	Minden , old town, Brüderstraße 2	circle	1260, approx.

Remaining district of Minden-Lübbecke

image	Surname	category	Postcode	place	District / city	Built	Remarks
	Ev. Bergkirchen Church	church	32549	Bad Oeynhausen , Bergkirchen district	Minden-Lübbecke	1756
	Petershagen Castle	Castle	32469	Petershagen , at the confluence of the Ösper with the Weser	Minden-Lübbecke	1306, approx.	Castle-like complex, built as a moated castle. Conversion to a castle in the 16th century. ( Weser Renaissance ) Building material: Porta sandstone and Obernkirchen sandstone
	Petrikirche	church	32469	Petershagen , main street	Minden-Lübbecke	1615-1618	Hall church in Gothic style
	Ev. Petershagen-Buchholz parish church	church	32469	Petershagen district of Buchholz	Minden-Lübbecke	1300, before (12th century)	Hall construction
	Greftmühle in Nordhemmern	Mill	32479	Hille , district of Nordhemmern , Windmühlenweg 65	Minden-Lübbecke	1838	Building material: Coarse porta sandstone with a backfilled earth wall. Also called "Brinkmanns Mühle".
	Dutch windmill in Hartum	Mill	32479	Hille , district of Hartum	Minden-Lübbecke	1877	The conical tower is made of carefully hewn porta sandstone. The ground floor is also made of the material of the tower instead of a heaped earth wall.
	"Königsmühle" Eilhausen	Mill	32312	Lübbecke district of Eilhausen	Minden-Lübbecke	1748	Dutch windmill. The mill stump was built from porta sandstone. It was later raised by brick masonry.

Herford district

image	Surname	category	Postcode	place	District / city	Built	Remarks
	Pauluskirche zu Bünde	church	32257	Frets	Herford	1869-1873
	Boulders at the "French grave"	monolith	32120	Hiddenhausen district Oetinghausen	Herford	1983 or earlier	At a rest area under an oak tree, 14 stone blocks made of Porta sandstone with a diameter of up to 1 meter are a geological monument. They were found in the Lippinghauser Ziegeleigrube, where they had been transported through the ice of the Ice Age.

Rest of Germany

image	Surname	category	Postcode	place	District / city	Built	Remarks
	Bremen Cathedral	church	28195	Bremen	Bremen	1000–1200 (11th – 13th centuries)
	Molenfeuer Überseehafen South	tower		Bremen	Bremen	1906	After being damaged by steamer crash in 1926 changed slightly rebuilt using the old Boss square -Außenmauerwerks from Porta sandstone
	St Cyriacus (Vilsen)	church	27305	Bruchhausen-Vilsen	Diepholz	1200, approx .: tower and ship	Building material is field and rubble stone . The reveals of the arched windows are made of porta sandstone
	St. Cosmae et Damiani (Dörverden)	church	27313	Dörverden	Verden	???	Rectangular hall church, Romanesque core. The three western bays are built in Romanesque style from porta sandstone.
	St. Matthew Church (Rodenkirchen)	church	26935	Rodenkirchen (Stadland)	Wesermarsch	1200, approx.
	St. Aegidius Church in Berne	church	27804	Berne	Wesermarsch	1240, approx.	Building material is porta sandstone and brick . Numerous illustrations in
	Old Hammer Railway Bridge	bridge	41460	Düsseldorf-Hamm	Dusseldorf	1870	Railway bridge over the Rhine at river kilometer 738 Demolished after 1987, the bridge towers made of Porta sandstone were preserved.
	Old Harburg Elbe Bridge	bridge	21079	Hamburg-Harburg	Hamburg	1897-1899	Road bridge over the Süderelbe with portals made of porta sandstone. Today only for pedestrians and cyclists.

Rest of Europe

image	Surname	category	Postcode	place	District / city	Built	Remarks
	Vistula bridge Dirschau	bridge	PL 83-100	Dirschau	Tczew ( Poland )	1850-1857	Railway bridge over the Vistula . Porta sandstone pillar towers. It is still used today as a road and pedestrian bridge

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information from the city of Osnabrück. Retrieved April 18, 2014 . 
2. ↑ Bismarck Tower Porta Westfalica
3. ↑ Article in the Mindener Tageblatt about the Portaner town hall, from October 21, 2009
4. ↑ Article in the Mindener Tageblatt "Lerbeck Church renovated", from September 24, 2010
5. ↑ Article in Mindener Tageblatt: "Schinkelbau is being renovated after moving", from July 26, 2008 ( Memento from July 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ The "Fort C" of the Minden station fortifications ( Memento from January 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ Fortifications - Minden: Fort C ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ ^{a b} mills in the municipality of Hille
9. ^ City of Lübbecke - The districts
10. ↑ History of the Pauluskirche zu Bünde ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ^ Hiddenhausen - Geschichtsweg, Station 12: The French grave
12. ↑ St. Petri-Dom, Bremen ( Memento from August 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
13. ^ NWZ Online: Report on the renovation of the St. Matthew Church (Rodenkirchen), January 12, 2006
14. ↑ DGC-Mitteilungen No. 110, summer 2007 (PDF; 2.7 MB)

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