The Top 20 Lakes in Dortmund
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Last updated: October 18, 2025
There used to be a huge industrial area here, the Phoenix Ost steelworks. It was recultivated, a lake, a residential area and a local recreation area were created. Today you …
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Beautiful viewpoint on the mining trail, from here you have a great view of the Hengsteysee...
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And again, a place in the Ruhr area that you just have to see. The small detour is worthwhile.
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Water castle house Rodenberg. A jewel in Dortmund Aplerbeck.
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The water castle Haus Dellwig is, as soon as nature shows its green face, a worthwhile destination for walkers, hikers, walkers and cyclists alike. It offers itself as a station …
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I can't understand how people make such a hype on this site today. Houses built on slag, waste from the steel industry, where you're not even allowed to sow a …
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The Great Pond was the castle pond of the former House of Brünninghausen. It is fed by several natural springs from the Schondelle and Wiesenbach, and also by warm pit …
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The Beerenbruch nature reserve lies on the border between the two cities of Dortmund and Castrop-Rauxel. It was created around 1950 by subsidence. Here the Brunosee was created as a …
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Culture island Phoenixsee with Thomas converter
The Thomaskonverter, popularly known as Thomas pear, is a holdover from the steelworks that used to stand on the site of today's Phoenix Lake. …
The Thomaskonverter, popularly known as Thomas pear, is a holdover from the steelworks that used to stand on the site of today's Phoenix Lake. …
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At the end of the Phoenixsee - below the bridge - there is a small artificial beach. The beach chairs and the piled-up sand can actually give you a holiday feeling if the bridge wasn't directly above it.
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