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Dortmunds is not a standard geographic name in its own right. In common usage it is usually a misspelling or a possessive form related to Dortmund, a city in Germany. There is no widely recognized independent place officially named Dortmunds, so most references to Dortmunds point to Dortmund rather than a separate entity.

Dortmund is a city in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It sits at the

eastern
edge
of
the
Ruhr
and
is
part
of
the
Rhine-Ruhr
metropolitan
area.
The
city
has
around
610,000
inhabitants
and
is
one
of
the
major
urban
centers
in
the
region.
Historically
a
center
of
coal,
steel,
and
heavy
industry,
Dortmund
has
diversified
into
services,
logistics,
finance,
and
technology.
It
is
home
to
Borussia
Dortmund,
one
of
Germany’s
leading
football
clubs,
which
plays
in
Signal
Iduna
Park.
Cultural
attractions
include
the
Deutsches
Fußballmuseum,
theatres,
museums,
and
the
Westfalenpark.
The
city
hosts
several
higher
education
institutions,
including
the
Technical
University
of
Dortmund.
Dortmund
also
maintains
a
modern
exhibition
complex
at
Westfalenhallen
and
has
a
well-developed
public
transit
network
connected
to
national
and
European
rail
services,
with
major
road
connections
linking
it
to
the
broader
Rhine-Ruhr
region.