Syburg

Syburg is a borough (Stadtbezirk) of the city of Dortmund in the Ruhr district 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.

Syburg
Borough of Dortmund
View from Vincketurm to Syburg
View from Vincketurm to Syburg
Location within Dortmund
Syburg is located in Germany
Syburg
Syburg
Syburg is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Syburg
Syburg
Coordinates: 51°25′32″N 07°29′14″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
CityDortmund
Area
 • Total8.122 km2 (3.136 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total1,431
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
44265
Dialling codes0231

Geschichte

Syburg was an independent settlement, part of the Amt Westhofen. In 1929, it became a borough of Dortmund,[2] as part of the Wellinghofen district. From 1 January 1975 it was part of the Hörde district.[3]

Syburg has been an excursion destination of Dortmund's citizens. It was connected to Hörde since the beginning of the 20th century by the Hörder Kreisbahn tram.

Syburg features several sites and monuments including:

  • St. Peter, Syburg, a Romanesque church
  • Hohensyburg, a ruined castle
  • Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal, a monument to Wilhelm I
  • Vincketurm
  • Spielbank Hohensyburg
  • Naturbühne Hohensyburg, an open-air stage
  • Syburger Bergbauweg, a trail connecting mining sites
  • Burg Husen
  • Haus Husen

The Hohensyburg is above the Hengsteysee, a dam of the Ruhr. Syburg features a golf course, the Wannebach valley, several restaurants and Dortmund's only campground.

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht und Staatsangehörigkeit in den Statistischen Bezirken am 31.12.2020" (PDF). Stadt Dortmund. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. Stephanie Reekers: Die Gebietsentwicklung der Kreise und Gemeinden Westfalens 1817–1967. Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8, p. 286
  3. Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering (1975), Die Gemeinden und Kreise nach der kommunalen Gebietsreform in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Köln: Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, p. 124, ISBN 3-555-30092-X
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