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Dortmund adopted the motto 'So fast as Düörpm' in 1389 after withstanding a siege of 1,200 knights.

Dortmund
Germany
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Dortmund

Germany

Country
Germany
Population
587.7K
Coordinates
51.51, 7.47
427th most populous city in the world

Dortmund is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the ninth-largest city in Germany. With a population of 614,495 inhabitants, it is the largest city of the Ruhr as well as the largest city of Westphalia.

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