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Dortmund - Culture |
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In
the centre of North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), the most important
region in Europe and the federal state with the strongest economy,
Dortmund is one of the ten largest and most prominent cities in Germany.
The strength of our city is expressed most clearly in its variety. A rich
vein of cultural and sporting offers, model parks, and an attractive
city-centre influences quality of life. An excellent transport network and
infrastructure, a skilled, hard-working workforce, choice investment
opportunities, and exceptional practice-oriented research institutions all
go to make Dortmund a primary business location. Being
the sole freie Reichsstadt (Free Imperial City) in Westphalia, Dortmund
possessed the self- assurance and internal unity required to resist all
attempts to incorporate the city in foreign territorial states right up
until the end of the German Empire. The lifestyle of the people of
Dortmund is strongly influenced, even today, by the Westphalian cultural
area. Owing to its size, its economic strength, and is catchments area,
Dortmund is to all intents and purposes the heart of the Land region of
Westphalia.
The
ever-increasing orientation towards Europe is a reflection of Dortmund's
roots as a member of the Hanseatic League and internationally minded
industrial city. The globalisation of the markets represents a major
challenge for Dortmund's economy. Here the city's excellent geographical
location and transport links, its internationally renowned products and
services, and not least its people's cosmopolitan and hospitable nature,
give Dortmund the special strengths it will need to hold its own in the
battle for business being fought by the cities and regions of Europe. Located
in one of the most culturally active landscapes anywhere in Europe,
Dortmund is a city full of artistic energy and variety. The many modern
museums and art galleries, the theatre and the opera house are all
impressive evidence of this, as is the broad music scene that embraces
everything from jazz club performances to huge concerts in the Westphalia
Halls. Independent
drama groups, artists, musicians and authors also provide those all
important impulses for cultural life in the city. Precedent setting
cooperation between the "indie scene" and the city's arts,
culture and entertainment agencies have now become a Dortmund trademark.
In charge of planning the cultural programmes and festivals and of
supporting the work of the independents is the City of Dortmund Culture
Bureau (Kulturbüro). There are eleven arts and culture centres in the
city, the majority of them independent, whose artistic activities the
Kulturbüro is pleased to promote from rock and jazz to drama and fine
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The
Westfalenhallen Dortmund is widely known as events, trade fair and
convention centre.
An
address which is really world famous if you consider how many celebrities
from the worlds of politics, business, industry, sports and entertainment
have already walked through its gates during the last 75 years. The
Westfalenhallen Dortmund is one of the world's leading venues for sports
and cultural events. What
makes the Westfalenhalle 1 so unique in the worlds of sports and show
business is its atmosphere. As Chris de Burgh once said: "It's the
best place in the world for making music". Top
sports events in the Westfalenhallen. The venue of 25 world and at least
50 European championships. The
Events Centre is also an important meeting point for business and
industry, and for people who enjoy excitement as it has many dazzling
attractions. The
Events Centre Westfalenhallen is member of the "European Association
of Event Centres". For further information please change to EVVC. Altogether
the Company operates eight halls of different sizes, from 1,100 mē to
8,800 mē, with a total exhibition area of 48,000 mē. The
Dortmund Trade Fair & Exhibition Centre ideally meets all requirements
for the organization of international, national and regional trade fairs
and also for exhibitions of special interest and/or public appeal.
The
Trade Fair Centre provides exhibitors and visitors with every service
needed for successful participation in a trade fair or exhibition. The
Dortmund Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre offers a diverse programme of
more than 30 trade fairs and exhibitions per year. |
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Just
some of the Dortmund events with a nationwide echo are:
The
City and State Library in Dortmund have a total stock of 1.2 million
items, most of which comprise archived academic literature. The emphasis
tends to lie on the humanities, economics and medicine but, by virtue of
its collaboration with the local technology oriented university library,
access to the literature of virtually any discipline is possible to the
reader. Furthermore, since the latest communications technology has been
installed, the City and State Library The
Institute for Newspaper and Periodical Research has a uniquely extensive
selection of newspapers and journals dealing with the subjects of mass
communication, media and journalism. The
new library building - which will be exceptional from both the urban
developmental and cultural angles - is scheduled to open in the summer of
1999. Dortmund
bids its visitors a very cordial welcome. There are many attractions and
lots of things to do. The
cultural range is exceptional: the theatres, museums, art galleries and
cabaret shows are all well worth a visit.
And
did you know that half of Dortmund's municipal territory is green?
Westphalia Park, Dortmund Zoo and many other gardens, parks and municipal
woodland guarantee both fun and recreation. |
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At
the same time Dortmund is a major constituent part of the Ruhr district
and thus part of a technological, research, and cultural landscape the
like of which is to be found nowhere else in the world. Close economic and
institutional links exist between Dortmund and the other centres of the
Ruhr district, and Dortmund is a symbol of the technological and social
expertise of the Ruhr district. 
With
a large number of publicly and privately owned museums, Dortmund ensures
that the spectrum of cultural activities on offer is truly wide and
varied. One of the most popular is the Museum am Ostwall which first
opened its doors in 1947. Its comprehensive collection of 20th century art
and the frequent special exhibitions have made it a byword for quality
throughout Germany. The economic development in the region over the 19th
century is well documented across a unique variety of industrial museums:
the Westphalia Industrial Museum, for instance, in the former Zollern
II/IV colliery, the Harbour Museum and the Hoesch Museum. The German
Health & Safety at Work Exhibition has the second largest collection
of technical artefacts in Germany.
can obtain all kinds of information
and offer services to the more commercially interested user. 
High
above the Ruhr Valley, next to the Hohensyburg, the internationally
renowned casino awaits its guests from home and abroad. Not that sport
comes second best. One top sporting event follows another at the famous
Westphalia Halls complex and nearby amenities. 