City Details: Dortmund
A few alternate names for Dortmund are: DTM, Dortmund, Dortmundas, Dortmunde, Dortmundi, Dortmundo, Dueoerpm, Düörpm, Ntortmount, Throtmenni
Dortmund is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the ninth-largest city in Germany. With a population of 614,495 inhabitants, it is the largest city of the Ruhr as well as the largest city of Westphalia. It lies on the Emscher and Ruhr rivers in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, and is considered the administrative, commercial, and cultural centre of the eastern Ruhr. Dortmund is the second-largest city in the Low German dialect area, after Hamburg.
General Information
- Official Name: Germany
- Common Name: Germany
- Population: 588462
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.51494, 7.466
- Country Code: DEU
- Continent: Europe
Closest Airports to Dortmund
- 1. Dortmund Airport (DTM), distance from city center: 10.13 km
- 2. Essen Mulheim Airport (ESS), distance from city center: 38.71 km
- 3. Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), distance from city center: 54.60 km
Location of Dortmund
Country Details
- Country: Germany
- Official Name: Federal Republic of Germany
- Capital: Berlin
- Region: Europe
- Subregion: Western Europe
- Population: 83,240,525
- Area: 357,114 km²
- Languages: German
- Currency: Euro (€)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- France
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Switzerland
Holidays in Dortmund, Germany
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Germany for 2026
- Neujahr - 2026-01-01
- Heilige Drei Könige - 2026-01-06
- Internationaler Frauentag - 2026-03-08
- Karfreitag - 2026-04-03
- Ostersonntag - 2026-04-05
- Ostermontag - 2026-04-06
- Tag der Arbeit - 2026-05-01
- Christi Himmelfahrt - 2026-05-14
- Pfingstsonntag - 2026-05-24
- Pfingstmontag - 2026-05-25
- Fronleichnam - 2026-06-04
- Mariä Himmelfahrt - 2026-08-15
- Weltkindertag - 2026-09-20
- Tag der Deutschen Einheit - 2026-10-03
- Reformationstag - 2026-10-31
- Allerheiligen - 2026-11-01
- Buß- und Bettag - 2026-11-18
- Erster Weihnachtstag - 2026-12-25
- Zweiter Weihnachtstag - 2026-12-26
Daylight Saving Time in Dortmund, Germany
| Year | DST Start | DST End |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 30, 2025, 1:00 AM | Oct 27, 2025, 1:00 AM |
| 2026 | Mar 29, 2026, 1:00 AM | Oct 26, 2026, 1:00 AM |
| 2027 | Mar 28, 2027, 1:00 AM | Nov 1, 2027, 1:00 AM |
| 2028 | Mar 26, 2028, 1:00 AM | Oct 30, 2028, 1:00 AM |
| 2029 | Mar 25, 2029, 1:00 AM | Oct 29, 2029, 1:00 AM |
| 2030 | Mar 31, 2030, 1:00 AM | Oct 28, 2030, 1:00 AM |
| 2031 | Mar 30, 2031, 1:00 AM | Oct 27, 2031, 1:00 AM |
| 2032 | Mar 28, 2032, 1:00 AM | Nov 1, 2032, 1:00 AM |
| 2033 | Mar 27, 2033, 1:00 AM | Oct 31, 2033, 1:00 AM |
| 2034 | Mar 26, 2034, 1:00 AM | Oct 30, 2034, 1:00 AM |
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Museums in Dortmund, Germany
Kokerei Hansa
Buschstraße, 44369 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5439° N, 7.4099° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte
Hansastraße 3, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5167° N, 7.4630° E
Hours: Tu, Fr-Su 11:00-18:00 • We, Th 11:00-20:00 • Mo off
Naturmuseum Dortmund
Münsterstraße 271, 44145 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5359° N, 7.4577° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
DASA Arbeitswelt Ausstellung
Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25, 44149 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.4983° N, 7.4208° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00 • Sa, Su 10:00-18:00
Deutsches Fußballmuseum
Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5162° N, 7.4579° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00 • Sa-Su 10:00-18:00
Borusseum
Strobelallee 50, 44139 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.4937° N, 7.4530° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Hartware MedienKunstVerein
Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse 4, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5149° N, 7.4530° E
Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00 • Th,Fr 11:00-20:00
Apotheken-Museum
Wißstraße 11, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5118° N, 7.4641° E
Hours: Th[4] 17:00 || "Start der offenen Führung", || "weitere Führungen nach Vereinbarung"
Kindermuseum Adlerturm
Günter-Samtlebe-Platz 2, 44135 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5104° N, 7.4693° E
Hours: We-Su 11:00-18:00
Baukunstarchiv NRW
Ostwall 7, 44135 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5131° N, 7.4720° E
Hours: Mo-Su 14:00-17:00
Halle 77 Dortmund
Im Defdahl 12, 44141 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5074° N, 7.4914° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00 • Sa 10:00-15:00
mondo mio! Kindermuseum
Florianstraße 2, 44139 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.4968° N, 7.4718° E
Hours: Tu-Fr 13:30-18:00 • Sa-Su 11:00-18:00
schauraum: comic + cartoon
Max-von-der-Grün-Platz 7, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5163° N, 7.4602° E
Hours: Tu,We,Sa,Su 11:00-18:00 • Th,Fr 11:00-20:00
Brauerei-Museum
Steigerstraße 16, 44145 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5294° N, 7.4675° E
Deutsches Industrielack-Museum
Drehbrückenstraße 13, 44147 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5286° N, 7.4426° E
Museum Ostwall
Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5152° N, 7.4531° E
Torhaus Brünninghausen
Am Rombergpark 65, 44225 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.4835° N, 7.4685° E
Dortmunder U – Zentrum für Kunst und Kreativität
Emil-Moog-Platz, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5150° N, 7.4531° E
PACE Automobilmuseum
Westfalendamm 106-108, 44141 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5039° N, 7.4961° E
Hours: We-Su 12:00-20:00
Hoesch Museum
Eberhardstraße 12, 44145 Dortmund, Germany
Coordinates: 51.5297° N, 7.4810° E