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Unna
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Unna |
| Mayor | Werner Kolter (SPD) |
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| Area | 88.52 km² (34.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population | 67,744 (30/06/2006) |
| - Density | 765 /km² (1,982 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | UN |
| Postal codes | 59423, 59425, 59427 |
| Area codes | 02303, 02308 |
| Website | www.unna.de |
| Location of the town of Unna within Unna district | |
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Unna is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the seat of the Unna district.
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[edit] Geography
Unna is situated on the route of an ancient salt-trading route, the Hellweg road. Trade on this route and during the period of the Hansa Trade Route brought an income in form as far as London. It is located at the east end of the Ruhr area, approx. 15 km east of Dortmund.
[edit] Division of the town
Unna consists of the following districts:
- Unna (city centre)
- Massen
- Königsborn
- Uelzen
- Mühlhausen
- Lünern
- Stockum
- Westhemmerde
- Billmerich
- Hemmerde
- Afferde
- Siddinghausen
- Kessebüren
[edit] Twin towns
Unna is twinned with:
[edit] 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. After the war the artisan district which had survived allied bombing was largely torn down to make way for modern development, however many of the buildings have been restored. The Lindenbrauerei once produced Lindenbier, and has started reproducing limited quantities for a few years now. The brewery is also home to the town library and night school (volkshochschule). It is also the centre for international light art (Zentrum fuer Internationale Lichtkunst).
[edit] 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.
[edit] Gallery
 City church with evening lighting |
.jpg.html) Donkey well on the town square (Josef Baron) |
 Church St. Catherine |
 Former Brewery Lindenbrauerei |
[edit] References
- ^ "Pisa - Official Sister Cities". © Comune di Pisa, Via degli Uffizi, 1 - 56100 Pisa centralino: +39 050 910111. http://www.comune.pisa.it/english/doc/gemhome.htm. Retrieved on 2008-12-16.
[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
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