Porta Westfalica: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 38 - 79 Waldhotel Porta Westfalica
 Peacefully located within a conservation area, yet enjoying easy access to the A2 motorway, this country hotel in Porta Westfalica is a wonderful base… MoreEUR 65 - 92 Porta Berghotel
 This hotel is in the Hausberge spa district of Porta Westfalica. Food is served in the panoramic restaurant or country-style pub. The large spa includ… MoreEUR 65 - 95 Hotel Der Kaiserhof
 This traditional hotel stands directly on the Weser Cycle Path in Porta Westfalica. It offers international cuisine, an attractive beer garden and fre… MoreEUR 55 - 114 Bach Hotel
 Set at the foot of the Weser mountain range, this modern 3-star hotel near Porta Westfalica’s Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial offers newly renovated accommo… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Porta Westfalica: Guide
Porta Westfalica is a town in the district of Minden-Lübbecke in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, near the Porta Westfalica (gorge)|Porta Westfalica gorge, where the river runs through the passage between the mountain chains of the Wiehengebirge in the west and the Weserbergland in the east.
Porta Westfalica was established in 1973 by merging fifteen villages surrounding the gorge. It has a population of 38,500. The centre of the modern town is the former village of Hausberge, which was first mentioned in 1096.
The name "Porta Westfalica" is Latin and means "gate to Westphalia". Coming from the north, the gorge is the entry to the region of Westphalia. Despite the Latin name the term was not coined in Roman empire|Roman times, but by scholars of the 19th century.
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