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Description: City in west central Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen), on the Ems River. Dortmund is in the ... more

Dortmund ... heart of the Ruhr coalfields and near extensive iron-ore deposits. Dortmund is known as Westphalia's "green metropolis". Nearly half the municipal territory consists of waterways, woodland, agriculture and green spaces with spacious parks such as Westfalenpark and the Rombergpark. This contrasts with nearly a hundred years of extensive coal mining and steel milling within the city limits.

Newest Review: ... in the area. All the same, since the time of the first coal mines, a lot has changed and Dortmund has now turned into a place with enjoyable night life, lots of cultural and especially musical festivities and more and more buildings as well as parks worth looking at. Dortmund has around 500 000 inhabitants many of who, in the summer, enjoy sitting outside or in the beergardens of the pubs ... more

... until late at night or early in the morning - and are definitely worth talking to. A very common stereotype in Germany both about Dortmund and about the whole Ruhrarea in general is that it is supposed to be ugly because of its coal mining history. What ...more

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Dortmund: Good night life! (338 words)
by - written on 05/05/02 (Very useful, 119 readings)
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Outside and inside Germany, Dortmund tends to be known for only one reason: football. Remember the yellow and black stripes? Most people I have spoken to could hardly remember where the place was at all, others had a vague idea that it was "somewhere close to Bonn or somewhere", even others got the location wrong totally. However, there is a lot more to Dortmund that you would ever expect when first hearing about it or even after first visiting it: Dortmund, which is situated in the west of Germany, in North Rhein Westfalia and, more specifically, in an area called the Ruhrarea (after the river Ruhr) was originally built in order to house the coal ... Read the complete review

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