City of Dortmund Economic Development Agency
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Settling here

Dortmund is right in the middle of it - of NRW, of Germany, of Europe. It is an ideal location for companies just starting out or those who want to relocate here: Dortmund is at the center of one of the largest conurbations on the continent: the Rhine Ruhr Region with over 18 million inhabitants.

  • Dortmund has an airport, an inland harbor, railways and interstate autobahns, providing the city with the best possible transport connections.

Dortmund is a city of medium-sized companies and services but still has a strong industrial core. The new Dortmund is also one of the most dynamic cities in the new German economy and a rapidly growing technology location. Now companies from future-oriented sectors such as information technology, micro/nanotechnologies and logistics, and increasingly from biomedicine and robotics are settling here. The development goes on:

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