Counting nearly , inhabitants Dortmund continues growing. The ancient main trading route "Hellweg" goes right through the city centre.

Dortmund is one of the biggest cities in the Federal Republic of Germany and the economic and cultural centre of Westphalia. The city was founded by the name "Throtmani" around the year Later called "Dorpmunde" throughout the Middle Ages being one the most important and richest of the hanseatic League for quite a time.

Coal, steel and beer guaranteed economic prosperity beyond the middle of the past century. In the course of structural change, however, new branches like IT, micro systems technology, logistics, communications- and media technology have re-shaped Dortmunds corporate landscape.

The coal loading terminal, the former mine train station and a pithead frame visitors can climb are just some of the attractions.

In the housing estate outside the colliery gates visitors can see how miners and their families used to live.

Since its completion for the World Cup in , the former Westphalia Stadium — now the Signal Iduna Park and home of Borussia Dortmund football club — has been one of the biggest and most beautiful football stadiums in Germany.

Known for its incredible atmosphere, it is always jam-packed — if you want to get in, you have to get tickets well in advance. For those who don't manage it, there's always the German Football Route.

Covering a distance of around km, it charts the fascinating history of German football over recent decades, combining the key elements of the beautiful game with tourist attractions and cultural highlights.

It changed its name to Dortmunder Actien Brewery in As one of many breweries in Dortmund at the time, from onwards it followed a consistent export strategy.

DAB beer, which was primarily produced as a light, bottom-fermented beer after , was exported all over the world.

By annual production had exceeded , hectolitres. Prost , as we say in Germany! Fästingar lever huvudsakligen i marknära vegetation.

En FSME-vaccination rekommenderas för alla som vistas mycket i naturen. Cirka en tredjedel av den tyska befolkningen är kristna. Fördelningen mellan protestanter och katoliker är relativt jämn, i norr finns mest protestanter och i söder mest katoliker.

Dessutom finns det cirka fyra miljoner muslimer och cirka judar i landet. För EU-medborgare räcker det med ett giltigt personbevis.

Tyskland har totalt sett ett varmtempererat klimat med västliga vindar. Kraftiga temperaturvariationer är sällsynta. Undantaget är ett antal länder för vilka EG har upphävt visumplikten.

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