"Welcome to Unna" Unna by yumyum

Unna Travel Guide: 19 reviews and 41 photos

Lutheran church with half-timbered houses

We came to Unna by car to visit the Center of international light-art and the old part of Unna with its many half-timbered houses. Unna lies to the east of Dortmund.

Unna was first mentioned in 1032. Already in 1290 it received the city rights. Today it has about 70'000 inhabitants.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Center of International light-art in the Linden Bewery
In a nutshell:Take a look if you are in the area.

Last visit to Unna: Nov 2007
Intro Updated Nov 26, 2007
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Reviews (19)

Markt Things to Do (16)

On the market square, the heart of the city, there are also interesting buildings like the two splendid half-timbered... more travel advice

Half-timbered houses Favorites (1)

There are a fair few really neat half-timbered houses (Fachwerkhaeuser) in Unna. On the first picture you can see my... more travel advice

Linden brewery Things to Do (16)

The Linden brewery was one of the most famous ones in the Ruhrgebiet with its "Linden Pils". It closed in 1979 after... more travel advice

Museum of light-art Things to Do (16)

This is the world's only museum of light-art. Unfortunately, you are not allowed to take photos of the installations.... more travel advice

Transportation (1)
By train

Restaurants (1)
Brasserie Sahi

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King_Golo Sep 15, 2010 at 3:12 AM

I was curious what Unna had to offer - but it seems to be a nice place. Thanks for sharing!
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hunterV May 19, 2010 at 10:55 AM

Those half-timbered house are great indeed! Thanks for your nice page here...
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LoriPori Nov 3, 2008 at 3:08 AM

I really enjoy seeing half-timbered houses, and Unna sure has some nice ones, esp. the Standesamt and Nicolai house.
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y2ketan2007 Jul 12, 2008 at 11:09 AM

Unna is so lovely.I love the architecture.
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Ekaterinburg Jun 26, 2008 at 1:26 PM

Arriving by train at a town you haven't visited befopre ! This is my favourite thing to do, so I really enjoyed these photos and descriptions of Unna. :))
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BillNJ Jun 8, 2008 at 7:23 AM

Excellent tips and photos! Unna looks wonderful. Too bad I missed such a lovely place while I was in Germany. Oh, well, I guess I need to go back there someday.
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Gili_S Dec 23, 2007 at 7:18 AM

You visited a brewery!? And where I could get a Schnitzel here? ;-) Well, Unna is usually a name of a dog in Finland ;-)
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nicolaitan Dec 17, 2007 at 7:32 AM

These little towns are so photogenic - nice page on a place I've never heard of. N.
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Nemorino Dec 15, 2007 at 12:47 PM

Hi Sonja, thanks for posting VT's first and only Unna page. I've never been there, but I have been curious about it since a former student of mine moved there. (I think the reason was that she married someone from there.)
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bijo69 Dec 15, 2007 at 7:11 AM

Definitely an "off-the-beaten-track" destination. Never thought there would be anything to see in Unna. Thanks for prooving me wrong :)