Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #12 in Dortmund, Germany

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 4.2 km
Ascend 67 m
Descend 80 m

Explore Dortmund in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in DortmundIndividual Sights in Dortmund

Sight 1: Gedenkstein für Otto Weddigen

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Gedenkstein für Otto Weddigen

Otto Eduard Weddigen was an Imperial German Navy U-boat commander during World War I. He was awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest honour, for sinking four British warships.

Wikipedia: Otto Weddigen (EN)

1925 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 2: Gedenktafel für Alfred Trappen

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Alfred Trappen was a German mechanical engineer. He led the Kamp & Co. machine factory for more than four decades, the forerunner of Demag.

Wikipedia: Alfred Trappen (DE)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Denkmal für Friedrich Ebert

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Friedrich Ebert was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the first president of Germany from 1919 until his death in office in 1925.

Wikipedia: Friedrich Ebert (EN)

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Mahnmal Hörder Synagoge

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Mahnmal Hörder Synagoge

The synagogue in Hörde, a district of Dortmund in North Rhine-Westphalia, was built in 1898/99. It stood on Victoriastraße, today's Semerteichstraße, on the southern side of the town hall square.

Wikipedia: Synagoge (Hörde) (DE)

1783 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 5: Westfalenpark

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The Westfalenpark is a large public park in Dortmund, Germany. With an area of 70 ha, the park is one of the largest inner-city parks in Europe and is a popular destination for excursions and recreation in North Rhine-Westphalia. The park is situated between the Westfalenstadion, Westfalenhallen, Bundesautobahn 40 and includes the Florianturm. The Emscher valley forms the southern border of the park.

Wikipedia: Westfalenpark (EN)

363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Volkssternwarte Dortmund

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The Volkssternwarte Dortmund is a small observatory in Dortmund.

Wikipedia: Volkssternwarte Dortmund (DE), Website

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