Dortmund

Dortmund is a city of the Ruhr conurbation in Nord Rhein-Westfalen, western Germany, and has a population of 586,000 (2006). As well as coal and iron and steel production, it is a noted centre of the brewing industry, and is active in developing hi-tech industries.

Dortmund is twinned with the northern English city of Leeds.

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http://city.dortmund.de/project/assets/template1.jsp?smi=20.0&tid=52506