The Mindel is a river

River

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 in Bavaria

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, southern Germany

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. The Mindel originates west of Kaufbeuren

Kaufbeuren

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, in the Allgäu

Allgäu

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 region, and flows generally north. It flows into the Danube

Danube

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 (right tributary) in Gundremmingen

Gundremmingen

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, east of Günzburg

Günzburg

Günzburg is a Große Kreisstadt and capital of the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. This district was constituted in 1972 by combining the city of Günzburg—which had not previously been assigned to a Kreis —with the district of Günzburg and the district of Krumbach.Günzburg lies...

. The towns Mindelheim

Mindelheim

Mindelheim is a town in the German Bundesland of Bavaria. The town is the capital of the Unterallgäu district. At various points in history it was the chief settlement of an eponymous state.- Geography :...

, Burgau

Burgau

Burgau is a town in the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. Burgau lies on the river Mindel, and has a population of just under 10,000.- History :The territory around Burgau was originally part of the stem duchy of Swabia...

 and Thannhausen

Thannhausen

Thannhausen is a town in the district of Günzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Mindel, southeast of Günzburg, and west of Augsburg....

 lie along the Mindel.

The Mindel gave its name to the Mindel Glaciation in the Alps. This glacial period (approx. 350,000 - 250,000 years before present) is called Elsterian Stage (Elster / Elserian Glaciation) in northern Europe

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, and Anglian Stage in United Kingdom

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