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.

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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

Germany 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: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

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

Museum

Kokerei Hansa

Buschstraße, 44369 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.5439° N, 7.4099° E

Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00

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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

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Naturmuseum Dortmund

Münsterstraße 271, 44145 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.5359° N, 7.4577° E

Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00

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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

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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

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Borusseum

Strobelallee 50, 44139 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.4937° N, 7.4530° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

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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

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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"

Museum

Kindermuseum Adlerturm

Günter-Samtlebe-Platz 2, 44135 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.5104° N, 7.4693° E

Hours: We-Su 11:00-18:00

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Baukunstarchiv NRW

Ostwall 7, 44135 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.5131° N, 7.4720° E

Hours: Mo-Su 14:00-17:00

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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

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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

Museum

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

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Brauerei-Museum

Steigerstraße 16, 44145 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.5294° N, 7.4675° E

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Deutsches Industrielack-Museum

Drehbrückenstraße 13, 44147 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.5286° N, 7.4426° E

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Museum Ostwall

Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse, 44137 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.5152° N, 7.4531° E

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Torhaus Brünninghausen

Am Rombergpark 65, 44225 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.4835° N, 7.4685° E

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Dortmunder U – Zentrum für Kunst und Kreativität

Emil-Moog-Platz, 44137 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.5150° N, 7.4531° E

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PACE Automobilmuseum

Westfalendamm 106-108, 44141 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.5039° N, 7.4961° E

Hours: We-Su 12:00-20:00

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Hoesch Museum

Eberhardstraße 12, 44145 Dortmund, Germany

Coordinates: 51.5297° N, 7.4810° E