Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #9 in Dortmund, Germany

The Hörder Burg, also called Hörde, in today's Dortmund district of Hörde was built as a water castle in the immediate vicinity of the Emscher in the 12th century. It is the headquarters of the Hörde nobility family. Not far from the castle was an economically significant grain mill at the confluence of Emscher and Hörder Bach.

Wikipedia: Hörder Burg (DE)

Wilhelm Wenzel was a Hörder original and city poet.

Wikipedia: Wilhelm Wenzel (DE)

The Collegiate Church of St. Clara is a Roman Catholic church in the Hörde district of Dortmund, Germany.

Wikipedia: Stiftskirche St. Clara (DE)

Hansa Theater Hörde is a theatre in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Wikipedia: Hansa Theater Hörde (EN)

Hermann Diedrich Piepenstock was a German merchant and entrepreneur. He founded the Hermannshütte in Hörde, one of the first puddling and rolling mills in the Ruhr area.

Wikipedia: Hermann Diedrich Piepenstock (DE)

The Warsteiner Music Hall is a former industrial hall on the site of the former Phoenix-West steelworks in the Hörde district of Dortmund, Germany. The hall was first built in 1905 as a gas blower hall for the blast furnaces of the steelworks and is now used as a concert hall.

Wikipedia: Warsteiner Music Hall (DE), Website

Brünninghausen Castle was a moated castle in Dortmund, Germany. In the 13th century, the property belonged to the Lords of Brünninghausen.

Wikipedia: Schloss Brünninghausen (DE)

The Glückaufsegen colliery is a former coal mine in the Dortmund districts of Wellinghofen and Brünninghausen. The colliery was also known as the Glückauf Seegen colliery, the Glückauf Segen colliery and the Glückaufs Seegen colliery. The mine belonged to the Märkisches Bergamtsbezirk and there to the Brüninghausen jury district.

Wikipedia: Zeche Glückaufsegen (DE)