# Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia — for international students

Dortmund is the largest city in the Ruhr area and the third-largest in North Rhine-Westphalia, with just over 600,000 inhabitants (official figure: 603,462 as of 31 Dec 2024), making it Germany's ninth-largest city. A former coal, steel and brewing centre, it has reinvented itself as a hub for technology, logistics and services — and is home to Borussia Dortmund (BVB).

HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/cities/dortmund/

## Universities here

- TU Dortmund: https://studygermany.dev/universities/tu-dortmund.md

## First-six-months guide

Being built section by section (bureaucracy sequencer, office navigation, housing, health
insurance, social integration). Facts are published only once verified.

## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-07-03

- Wikipedia — Dortmund: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dortmund
- Britannica — Dortmund: https://www.britannica.com/place/Dortmund