Dortmund

Dortmund
From top: Skyline of the city, Lake Phoenix Bodelschwingh Castle, Opera House, Altes Stadthaus Dortmunder City centre with St Reinold's Church, Zollern II/IV Colliery
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Dortmund within North Rhine-Westphalia
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Coordinates: 51°31′N 7°28′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Urban district
Founded	882
Government
• Lord mayor	Thomas Westphal (SPD)
Area
• City	280.71 km2 (108.38 sq mi)
• Metro	7,268 km2 (2,806 sq mi)
Elevation	86 m (282 ft)
Population  (2016-12-31)
• City	585,813
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
• Urban	5,302,179 (Ruhr)
• Metro	11,300,000 (Rhine-Ruhr)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	44001-44388
Dialling codes	0231, 02304
Vehicle registration	DO
Website	www.dortmund.de

Dortmund (German: [ˈdɔʁtmʊnt] (listen); Westphalian Low German: Düörpm [ˈdyːœɐ̯pm̩]; Latin: Tremonia) is a German city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of the Arnsberg Government Region

Dortmund has about 590,000 inhabitants and is in the Ruhr Area. There is a university in Dortmund. The biggest soccer club is Borussia Dortmund.