Dortmund

Dortmund (Low German: Düörpm) is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its population of 575,944 (2013) makes it the 8th largest city in Germany. Dortmund is the largest city by area and population in the Ruhr Area, an urban area with some 5.1 million (2011) inhabitants making it the largest urban agglomeration in Germany. Dortmund is also a part of the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region of more than 12 million people.