Dortmund is a
city in
Germany, located in the
Bundesland of
North Rhine-Westphalia, in the
Ruhr area. Its population of 587,830 (
20 June 2005) makes it the largest city in the region, 7th-largest in Germany, and 34th-largest in the
European Union. The
Ruhr river flows south of the city, and the small river
Emscher flows through the municipal area. The
Dortmund-Ems Canal also terminates in the
Dortmund Port, which is the largest European canal
port, and links Dortmund to the
North Sea. Dortmund is known as Westphalia's "green metropolis". Nearly half the municipal territory consists of waterways, woodland, agriculture and green spaces with spacious parks such as Westfalenpark and the Rombergpark. This contrasts with nearly a hundred years of extensive coal mining and steel milling within the city limits.
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