Dortmund is with a population of 603,609 inhabitants as of 2020, the third-largest city of Germany's most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Germany's eighth-largest city. It is the largest city of the Ruhr, Germany's largest urban area with some 5.1 million inhabitants, as well as the largest city of Westphalia. On the Emscher and Ruhr rivers, it lies in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and is considered the administrative, commercial, and cultural centre of the eastern Ruhr. Dortmund is the second largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg.
Borussia Dortmund fans follow their team's 4-0 win over local rivals Schalke 04 in a bar as the Bundesliga restarts behind closed doors after being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Becker also believes the current coronavirus crisis presents the sport with a unique opportunity to restructure, drop tournaments and bring the men's and women's game closer together.
VIDEO SHOWS: NINE OPERA ARTISTS FROM U.S. AND GERMANY COLLABORATE REMOTELY TO SING MOZART'S LE NOZZE DI FIGARO RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: VARIOUS LOCATIONS (RECENT - APRIL 4-14, 2020) (IN
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VIDEO SHOWS: NINE OPERA ARTISTS FROM US AND GERMANY COLLABORATED REMOTELY TO SING MOZART'S LE NOZZE DI FIGARO RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: VARIOUS (FILE - APRIL 4-14, 2020) (IN PLACE OPERA /
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German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier tumbled from the stage at a conference in Dortmund on Tuesday and was briefly unconscious, broadcaster NTV reported. Reuters - Published
Medics were in attendance after German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier fell from the stage at a conference in Dortmund on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said. Reuters - Published
Watch highlights as FC Union Berlin claim their first win in the Bundesliga, with a 3-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund at the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei. BBC News - Published
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