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'Unna' is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the seat of the Unna district.

Contents

Geography

Division of the town

Twin Towns

History

Culture

External links

Gallery

Geography

Unna is situated on the route of an ancient salt-trading route, the Hellweg road. It ist located at the east end of the Ruhr area, approx. 15 km east of Dortmund.

Division of the town

Unna consists of the following districts:

★ Unna (city center)

★ Massen

★ Königsborn

★ Uelzen

★ Mühlhausen

★ Lünern

★ Stockum

★ Westhemmerde

★ Hemmerde

Twin Towns

★ Waalwijk (Netherlands)

★ Palaiseau (France)

★ Döbeln (Saxony, Germany)

★ Ajka (Hungary)

★ Pisa (Italy)

History

In the older part of town are many half-timbered buildings built between the 16th and 19th centuries. Unna was an agriculturally-based town until the 19th century, when it became industrially-based.

Culture

Unna holds the largest Italian festival north of Italy every two years. The old Linden brewery (in the meantime a cultural center) is another attraction of the town.

External links

★ Official site

★ Images from Unna

Gallery