Syburg is a borough (''
Stadtbezirk
A ''Stadtbezirk'' (also called ''Ortsbezirk'' in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate) is an administrative division in Germany, which is part of a larger city. It is translated as "borough". In Germany, ''Stadtbezirke'' usually only exist in a metropo ...
'') of the city of
Dortmund
Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...
in the
Ruhr district
The Ruhr ( ; german: Ruhrgebiet , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a wikt:polycentric, polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population d ...
of
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 1929, it has been a borough of Dortmund, located in the city's south. It is part of the
Hörde district.
Geschichte
Syburg was an independent settlement, part of the . In 1929, it became a borough of
Dortmund
Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...
, as part of the district. From 1 January 1975 it was part of the
Hörde district.
Syburg has been an excursion destination of Dortmund's citizens. It was connected to Hörde since the beginning of the 20th century by the tram.
Syburg features several sites and monuments including:
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St. Peter, Syburg
St. Peter (also ) is a Romanesque architecture, Romanesque church in , now a suburb of Dortmund, Germany. It is the active Protestant parish church of Syburg, officially named "". It serves as a concert venue for the bimonthly ' (Syburg Sunday Mus ...
, a Romanesque church
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Hohensyburg, a ruined castle
* Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal, a monument to
Wilhelm I
* Vincketurm
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* , an open-air stage
* , a trail connecting mining sites
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The Hohensyburg is above the
Hengsteysee, a dam of the
Ruhr
The Ruhr ( ; german: Ruhrgebiet , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 2,800/km ...
. Syburg features a golf course, the
Wannebach valley, several restaurants and Dortmund's only campground.
References
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Dortmund