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Places of Interest
Dortmund has museums for all tastes: 20th century modern art in the Museum am Ostwall; representative exhibits of coins, glass and porcelain items, furniture and paintings in the Museum of Art and Culturel History; technology and social change in the Westphalia Industrial Museum; and in the German Health and Safety Exhibition; and the fossil treasures in the Museum of Natural Science.
Dortmund was the only free city in Westphalia that filled with self confidence and thanks to its internal unity was able to resist all attempts to annex it to other territories until the end of the German Empire. Westphalia's influence from a Culturel standpoint has continued its predominance until nowadays. Its number of inhabitants, its economic potential and developed labor market make of Dortmund the center and heart of Westphalia.
At the same time, Dortmund is an integral part of a region where technology, research and culture are combined in a way not seen anywhere else in the world: the Ruhr basin. There are close economic and institutional ties between our city and the other centers of activity in the region. Dortmund represents the technological and social competition in the Ruhr basin.
Another less known aspect: Dortmund is also known for being a green city. Its parks and gardens occupy approximately half of the 108,100 sq miles of its municipal jurisdiction.
Among the most significant ones – besides the Westfalenpark theme park, famous in all of Germany, and the Dortmund zoo – it is necessary to mention the Rombergpark botanic garden, with its ancient trees, and the Fredenbaumpark, and let's not forget the “green lung” in the urban center: the Stadtpark.
In short: Dortmund has an interesting industrial culture, museums, vaudeville entertainment and theaters, excellent gastronomical choices, its world class soccer, and many other attractions. |
