Editing Porta Westfalica (section)

==History==
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The town Porta Westfalica was established in 1973 by merging fifteen villages surrounding the gorge. The centre of the modern town is the former village of Hausberge, which was first mentioned in 1096.

The [[Emperor William Monument (Porta Westfalica)|Emperor William Monument]] was erected near the town by the then [[Prussia]]n [[Province of Westphalia]] between 1892 and 1896<ref name="TafelKWD">Information board with the title [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porta_Westfalica,_2009-Nov_070.jpg ''Emperor William Monument''] at the northern approach to the monument at commons.wikimedia.org</ref> The monument, which is around 88&nbsp;metres<ref name="TafelKWD" /> high, is classified as one of Germany's [[national monument]]s.

From 18 March 1944 until 1 April 1945 a [[concentration camp]] was established in the Barkhausen quarter.<ref>The camp is listed as No. 77 ''Barkhausen'' official German list.</ref> From 1 February 1945 until 1 April 1945 a camp was used in the Hausberge quarter.<ref>The camp is listed as No. 585 ''Hausberge a.d. Porta'' in the official German list.</ref> In the Lerbeck quarter also was a concentration camp in use from 1 October 1944 until 1 April 1945.<ref>The camp is listed as No. 843 Lerbeck/Westfalen in the official German list.</ref> In the Neesen quarter was a location for the [[forced labour]] for some of the inmates.<ref>The location is listed as No. 1024 ''Neesen, Kreis Minden'', in the official German list.</ref> All of these camps were subcamps of the [[Neuengamme concentration camp]].

On 10 January 2015, Belgian footballer [[Junior Malanda]] died in a car accident near the town, aged 20.<ref>{{cite news |last1=de Menezes |first1=Jack |title=Junior Malanda dies: 20-year-old Wolfsburg midfielder 'killed in car accident' on German motorway |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/junior-malanda-dies-20-year-old-wolfsburg-midfielder-killed-car-accident-german-motorway-9970172.html |access-date=13 October 2020 |work=The Independent |date=10 January 2015}}</ref>