Dortmund Port, Dortmund

Name: Dortmund Port
Address: Speicherstr. 23, Dortmund, 44147, Germany
Telephone: +49 231 9839681

#22 among attractions in Dortmund

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Construction on Dortmund's port which terminates the Dortmund-Ems Canal connecting Dortmund to the North Sea started in 1895. It was opened 1899 by Kaiser Wilhelm. At the beginning of the 20th century it was mainly used for the import and export of wheat, coal and ore. The port was expanded in the 1920s and 1930s by adding new docks as well as on the administrative infrastructure. Today Dortmund Port is the biggest European canal port with 10 docks and a pier length of 11 km. ()

Local name: Hafen Dortmund Area: 1.78 mi²Coordinates: 51°31'33"N, 7°26'34"E

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Speicherstr. 23Innenstadt-Nord (Hafen)Dortmund 44147 Germany

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+49 231 9839681

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Dortmund Port – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westenhellweg, Deutsches Fußballmuseum, St. Reinold's Church, Dortmunder U.

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Deutsches Fußballmuseum, Dortmund
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13th-century Romanesque Lutheran church
St. Reinold's Church, Dortmund
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Dortmunder U, Dortmund
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Shopping, Shopping centre
Thier-Galerie Dortmund, Dortmund
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1.3 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Marienkirche, Dortmund
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1.3 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Opera
Opernhaus, Dortmund
34 min walk • Opernhaus Dortmund is the opera house of Dortmund, Germany, operated by the Theater Dortmund organisation. A new opera house opened in 1966, replacing an earlier facility which opened in 1904 and was destroyed during World War I.
0.9 miSE
Memorial
Steinwache, Dortmund
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0.7 miSE
Square
Nordmarkt, Dortmund
18 min walk • Nordmarkt is a borough in the Stadtbezirk Innenstadt-Nord in Dortmund, Germany. It is named after a large square in the northern city center.
1.7 miSE
Bridge
Altes Stadthaus, Dortmund
43 min walk • Altes Stadthaus in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is an office block which was built in 1899, and was designed by "master builder" Friedrich Kullrich. It was built in the Renaissance Revival architecture style.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Dortmund
28 min walk • The Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte or MKK is a municipal museum in Dortmund, Germany. It is currently located in an Art Deco building which was formerly the Dortmund Savings Bank.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dortmund Port?

Nearby attractions include St. Paulus Church, Dortmund (16 min walk), Ehem. Kaue Zeche Westphalia, Dortmund (16 min walk), Nordmarkt, Dortmund (18 min walk), Dortmunder U, Dortmund (22 min walk).

How to get to Dortmund Port by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dortmund Port:

Tram

Dortmund Hafen • Lines: U47, U49 (4 min walk)
Schützenstraße • Lines: U47, U49 (12 min walk)

Bus

Hafen • Lines: 460, Ne11, Ne9 (5 min walk)
Drehbrückenstraße • Lines: 475 (5 min walk)

Metro

Schützenstraße (12 min walk)
Münsterstraße (20 min walk)

Train

Dortmund Hbf (23 min walk)
Fredenbaum (24 min walk)