Unna

Unna
Unna
Town
	The Old Market in Unna.
	Coat of arms
	Location of Unna within Unna district
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Unna
Government
• Mayor	Werner Kolter (SPD)
Area
• Total	88.52 km2 (34.18 sq mi)
Elevation	142 m (466 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	60,223
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	59423, 59425, 59427
Dialling codes	02303, 02308
Vehicle registration	UN
Website	www.unna.de

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

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.

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

Twin towns

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).

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.