Editing Dortmund (section)

===Boroughs===
[[File:Dortmund Bezirke und Nachbargemeinden.png|thumb|right|Municipalities and neighbouring communities]]
[[File:Kreuzviertel_Althoffblock_alte_Hoeschzentrale_von_Florianturm.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of urban [[Kreuzviertel]]]]
Dortmund comprises 62 neighbourhoods which in turn are grouped into twelve boroughs (called "'''''Stadtbezirke'''''"), often named after the most important neighbourhood. Three boroughs cover the area of the inner city (Innenstadt-West (City centre West), Innenstadt-Nord (City centre North), Innenstadt-Ost (City centre East)) and the remaining nine boroughs make up the surrounding area ([[Eving]], [[Scharnhorst (Dortmund)|Scharnhorst]], [[Brackel (Dortmund)|Brackel]], [[Aplerbeck]], [[Hörde]], [[Hombruch]], [[Lütgendortmund]], [[Huckarde]], [[Mengede]]). Each "'''''Stadtbezirk'''''" is assigned a Roman numeral and has a local governing body of nineteen members with limited authority. Most of the boroughs were originally independent municipalities but were gradually annexed from 1905 to 1975. This long-lasting process of annexation has led to a strong identification of the population with "their" boroughs or districts and to a rare peculiarity: The borough of Hörde, located in the south of Dortmund and independent until 1928, has its own coat of arms.

The centre can be subdivided into historically evolved city districts, whose borders are not always strictly defined, such as:
*Stadtzentrum ''(City centre)''
*Hafenviertel ''(Harbour Quarter)''
*Nordmarkt ''(Northern market)''
*Borsigplatz
*Kaiserviertel ''(Emperor Quarter)''
*Kronenviertel ''(Crown Quarter)''
*Kreuzviertel ''(Cross Quarter)''
*Klinikviertel ''(Clinical Quarter)''
*Saarlandstraßenviertel ''(Saarland street Quarter)''
*Unionviertel ''(Union Quarter)''
*Gartenstadt ''(Garden Town)''