Much of what is now Minnesota formed part of the vast French holding of Louisiana, which the United States purchased in 1803. After several territorial reorganizations, the Minnesota Territory was admitted to the Union as the 32nd state in 1858.

Le mot Minnesota vient de « mní sóta », nom donné à la rivière Minnesota en dakota, de la famille des langues siouanes. Mní (parfois mini, ou minne) peut être traduit comme l'eau.

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is among the nation’s top public research universities offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.

In addition to professional sports teams, Minneapolis hosts a majority of the Minnesota Golden Gophers ' college sports teams of the University of Minnesota. As of 2026, the Minnesota Golden Gophers Spirit Squads have won 30 combined cheer and dance national championships. [419]

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Dal 1836 al 1848 il Minnesota e l'Iowa furono parte del Territorio del Wisconsin e dal 1838 al 1846 la parte del Minnesota a ovest del fiume Mississippi fu parte del Territorio dell'Iowa. La parte a est del fiume rimase invece nel Territorio del Wisconsin fino al 1848.

Die Profifußballmannschaft Minnesota United spielt in der Western Conference der Major League Soccer, ihre Heimspielstätte ist das TCF Bank Stadium auf dem Campus der University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

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Minnesota, is in the north central United States. Near the geographic center of North America, it is bordered on the north by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, on the west by North Dakota and South Dakota, on the south by Iowa, and on the east by Wisconsin and Lake Superior.