Flyer | Dortmund Christmas Market 2014

Dortmund Christmas Market
We invite you to visit one of the largest and most beautiful Christmas
Markets in Germany. Here you will find around 300 stalls displaying fine
handcrafted goods, Christmas decorations, u
­ nusual toys and lots more
to make your heart beat faster during Advent. And what would a stroll
through the Dortmund Christmas Market be without trying the typical
Dortmund mulled wine or one of the other specialities? This year yet
again the special annual mulled wine mugs have a new design. Collectors
will be anxiously waiting to buy one. As in previous years the Dortmund
Christmas Market will once again be catering for all tastes with good
local dishes like sausages and West­phalian grilled ham as well as roasted
almonds, pancakes and many other mouth-watering delicacies.
/ Christmas Market Brochure
This useful brochure contains a detachable map of the stalls, a list of all
exhibitors, articles and rides, provides information on the daily p­ rogramme
of shows and gives tips on features of particular interest in the 116th Dortmund Christmas Market. Should you wish to receive the brochure, which
will be available from mid-November, then please forward a self-addressed
­envelope (8.5 x 4.5 in.) to Thomas Winkler Werbung & PR, Postfach 2130,
44511 Lünen, Germany.
/ Programme
/ New Opening times
20 Nov. to 30 Dec. 2014, closed 23 Nov. and 25 Dec. (holidays)
Mondays to Thursdays 10am to 9pm, Fridays and Saturdays 10am to 10pm
Sundays 12noon to 9pm, 24th Dec. 10am to 2pm, 26th Dec. 12noon to 9pm
Sunday trading in the city centre: 7th Dec.
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/ The Christmas tree
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Christmas Tips
/ WDR 4 Christmas event
The worlds tallest Christmas tree with a height of 45 meters and adorned
with round about 48,000 lights, will shine again from 6pm on 24th November.
The inauguration will take place at 4pm on 21st October on the Hansaplatz
­complete with mulled wine and grilled sausages.
/ Christmas Market guided tours
There will not just be fascinating stories about the greatest Christmas
tree, but also many curious scents proclaiming peculiar surprises. Mulled
wine and other treats will be awaiting you. Duration: 1 hour, organized by
Stadtkernobst, with Anja Hecker-Wolf
How did the Dortmund Christmas Market happen to become one of the
largest in Germany? What will the traditional Christmas coin be like this
year? Find the answers to these questions during our fun-filled tour,
­including a quiz. Duration: 1.5 hours, organized by Dortmund to go!, with
Gudrun Simon
The Dortmund Christmas Market certainly has undergone major c­ hanges
throughout times. Come and experience its attractions and hear
­entertaining tales of Dortmund and its Christmas traditions and customs.
Duration: 1.5 hours, organized by meineHeimat.ruhr, with Heike Regener
All addresses can be found at the bottom of next page.
On the Alter Markt visitors can enjoy a colourful entertainment programme on stage every day. Younger guests can look forward to special
children´s attractions.
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Dortmund during Advent
/ Christmas Village and Fairy-tale show
In the Christmas Village children can recite ­poems, sing songs, do handicrafts and bake cookies (fee: 2.50 EUR per child, please ­register in ­advance
in writing to »Weihnachtsdorf«, 44104 Dortmund, Germany). On the
Reinoldi church square younger visitors
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can plunge into the magical world of
fairy tales with a talking tree.
At the WDR Christmas event »Weihnacht 2013« Ross Antony and
many other stars performed their popular music on the Hansa­platz to
an enthusiastic crowd of around 7,300. The exact time of this year’s
spectacular WDR show was yet to be confirmed at the time of this
leaflet going to press.
/ Coming by coach
Coach passengers can comfortably alight and board close to the Christmas Market, opposite the Adlerturm in the outside lane at Ostwall 56.
There are parking lots for buses at the Fredenbaumplatz, a few minutes
away from the city centre.
/ Addresses
Stadtkernobst, Anja Hecker-Wolf, +49 176 50296216, stadtkernobst.de
Dortmund to go!, Gudrun Simon, +49 2327 307780, dortmund-to-go.de
meineHeimat.ruhr, Heike Regener, +49 160 97936341, meineheimat.ruhr
Further information:
DORTMUNDtourismus
Max-von-der-Grün-Platz 5-6
44137 Dortmund
Germany
Fon+49 231 18999125
Fax +49 231 18999333
www.dortmund-tourismus.de
info@dortmund-tourismus.de
Dortmund
Christmas Market
2014
Christmas Tips
/ Public transport to the Dortmund
/ DortmunderWeihnachtsmarkt.de
Thomas Winkler Werbung & PR, Lünen · Sylvio Deutscher, Bielefeld
On Saturdays all trains will be running on a 10 minute interval until
8pm. There will be an extended and more frequent service on Sundays. On route U 43 (Dorstfeld – Stadtmitte – Brackel – Wickede)
additional trains will be running between Westentor and Brackel.
There are park and ride facilities from which you can reach the city
centre within minutes, at Derner Straße (Stop: »Schulte Rödding«,
U 42), at the harbour (»Hafen« U 47) and at the central cemetery
(»Hauptfriedhof« U 47). Trains depart every ten minutes from these
stops to the Reinoldikirche (U 42) and Kampstraße (U 47). Take
advantage of the reasonably priced one-day travel pass (»Tages­
Ticket«) for 6.50 EUR. Up to 4 others pay just 3.00 EUR each.
DortmunderWeihnachtsmarkt.de
Christmas Market
Of course you can visit the Christmas Market on the internet too.
Here you can find out all sorts of information – whether it´s about
the tallest Christmas tree, the show programme, the special postage stamp or the commemorative 13th Dortmund Christmas coin.
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/ Coupon for the grand prize draw
Win a stroll round the Dortmund Christmas Market and bring
14 friends along! We will charter a coach for you and free ­vouchers
will enable you to feast on mouth-watering specialties at our ­expense.
All you have to do is answer the question below, stick the coupon
on a sufficiently stamped postcard and send it to Thomas Winkler
­Werbung & PR, Postfach 2130, 44511 Lünen, Germany. ­Final date
for entries: 14th November 2014. The winner will be drawn from all
the correct entries. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
This year the Dortmund Christmas Market will be running until
 24th December
 27th December
 30th December
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