Editing Dortmund (section)

==== Nordstadt ====
[[File:Nordstadt_Dortmund_Hafenviertel.jpg|thumb|Dockland – young restaurant and bars scene]]
The northern downtown part of Dortmund called Nordstadt, situated in a territory of {{cvt|14.42|km2}} is shaped by a colorful variety of cultures. As the largest homogeneous old building area in [[Ruhr]] the Nordstadt is a melting pot of different people of different countries and habits just a few steps from the city center. The Nordstadt is an industrial [[urban area]] that was mainly developed in the 19th century to serve the [[Westfalenhütte]] steelworks, port and rail freight depot. All of the residents live in a densely populated 300 hectare area (the most densely populated residential area in the state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] with steelworks, port and railway lines acting as physical barriers cutting off the area from the city centre and other residential districts).<ref name="Dortmund.de">{{cite web|url=http://www.dortmund.de/de/leben_in_dortmund/stadtbezirke/stbzportal_innenstadtnord/leben_in_in//|title=Die Stadt im Wiederaufbau|website=Dortmund.de}}</ref>

The area has been badly affected by the deindustrialisation of these heavy industries, with the target area developing a role as the home for growing numbers of immigrants and socially disadvantaged groups partly because of the availability of cheaper (although poor quality) accommodation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/dortmund-boosts-efforts-to-integrate-bulgarian-and-romanian-immigrants-a-911619.html// |title=Dortmund Boosts Efforts to Integrate Bulgarian and Romanian Immigrants - SPIEGEL ONLINE |access-date=2016-04-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330025233/http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/dortmund-boosts-efforts-to-integrate-bulgarian-and-romanian-immigrants-a-911619.html |archive-date=30 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Nevertheless, two parks – Fredenbaumpark and Hoeschpark – are situated there. There is also much equipment for children to spend their free time. For example, the 35 meters high Big Tipi, which was brought in from the [[Expo 2000]] in Hanover. All of that should attract families to settle in, but low prices of apartments and a variety of renting offers speak for the contrary. This developed into the youngest population of Dortmund is living and created a district with art house cinemas to ethnic stores, from exotic restaurants to student pubs.<ref name="Dortmund.de"/>

The Borsigplatz is probably one of the best known squares in Germany. Ballspielverein [[Borussia Dortmund]] was founded nearby, north-east of the main railway station. The streets radiating outward to form a star shape, the sycamore in the middle of the square and the tramline running diagonally across the square give Borsigplatz its very own flair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bvb.de/eng/BVB/History/1909//|title=BVB 09 – Back to our History – 1909 – Borussia Dortmund – bvb.de|website=Bvb.de}}</ref>