Borsigplatz

This article is about Borsigplatz in Dortmund. For Borsig-Platz in Berlin-Heiligensee see there.

Borsigplatz City of Dortmund Coordinates: 51 ° 31 '24 "  N , 7 ° 28' 54"  E
Height :	approx. 80 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.55 km²
Residents :	12,966  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	1,979 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	44145
Area code :	0231
Statistical District :	06
Location of Borsigplatz in Dortmund

Building on Borsigplatz

The Borsigplatz in Dortmund is located northeast of downtown in the eastern area of Nordstadt . The Borsigplatz is a circular traffic route with six star-shaped access roads. From a legal point of view, contrary to popular opinion, it is not a roundabout , as there are no roundabout signs in front of the access roads. The green inner area is surrounded by trees and is crossed by a light rail line. The place is namesake for the surrounding statistical district of the city ​​district Innenstadt-Nord .

space

Naming and history

Dortmund-Borsigplatz roundabout

Dortmund-Borsigplatz corner building

Dortmund-Borsigplatz corner building

360 ° panorama championship celebration on Borsigplatz 2012
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Dortmund-Borsigplatz corner building

Championship celebration on Borsigplatz 2012

The Borsigplatz is named after Albert Borsig (1829–1878), who, as head of the Borsigwerke founded by his father August Borsig , co-founded the Maschinenfabrik Deutschland (MFD) located in the immediate vicinity on Borsigstraße .

The Borsigplatz became known for its proximity to the main entrance of the former Westfalenhütte of Hoesch AG , but above all for the football club Borussia Dortmund (BVB). This was founded in the immediate vicinity of Borsigplatz in the Wildschütz restaurant and was deeply rooted in the Borsigplatzviertel until the 1950s. The club's first stadium, the White Meadow, was located on the site of today's Hoeschpark . In order to be able to build the park, the National Socialists expropriated the football club in the 1930s without compensation, and from then on the games had to be played in the Rote Erde stadium in the bourgeois south. With that began the slow alienation from the old homeland. Before the Second World War , several cinemas were located on Borsigplatz .

After major title wins Borussia festivities take place on the square mostly the fans and often the team including a motorcades instead. The saying paint Borsigplatz black and yellow is a household word among BVB supporters and is based on a true story after winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1966 . In the 2007/2008 Bundesliga season, a new song called Born Am Borsigplatz quickly found its way into the repertoire of Dortmund fans.

Along with Casino Hohensyburg and the Westfalenhalle , Borsigplatz was one of the three original Dortmund stations on the German Football Route NRW , which the West German Football and Athletics Association (WFLV) developed and implemented with a view to the 2006 Football World Cup .

monument

The Borsigplatz is registered as a monument in the list of monuments of the city of Dortmund .

See also

• Important streets and squares in the Rhine-Ruhr region

Statistical district

Population development

year	1987	2003	2008	2013	2016	2017	2018	2019
Residents	11.304	11,059	11,106	11,650	12,917	12,905	12,925	12,966

statistics

Structural data of the population in the Borsigplatz district:

• Minor quota: 27.8% [Dortmund average: 19.4% (2016)]
• Old age quota: 13.7% [Dortmund average: 30.0% (2016)]
• Proportion of foreigners: 55.8% [Dortmund average: 18.2% (2018)]
• Unemployment rate: 22.5% [Dortmund average: 11.0% (2017)]

The average income is around 45% below the Dortmund average.

Population density

The population density is statistically low with approx. 1,970 inhabitants per km², which is due to the large industrial areas in the Westfalenhütte . The settlement density of 36,000 inhabitants per km² of settlement area shows that the quarter is just as densely populated as the rest of the northern part of the city; only the Westfalenhütte district has a slightly lower population density.

Individual evidence

1. ^ City of Dortmund: Population by gender and nationality in the statistical districts on December 31, 2019. (PDF) Department of Statistics, 2019, accessed on June 21, 2020 . 
2. ^ Gregor Gdawietz, Roland Leroi: German Football Route NRW - a project of the West German Football and Athletics Association. In: Dieter H. Jütting (Ed.): Football in the West. Empirical studies and association projects (= Edition Global-Local Sport Culture , Volume 22). Waxmann, Münster a. a. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8309-1830-1 , pp. 209-218 (here: p. 212).
3. ↑ No. A 0296. List of monuments of the city district Innenstadt-Nord. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: dortmund.de - Das Dortmunder Stadtportal. Monument Authority of the City of Dortmund, April 14, 2014, archived from the original on September 15, 2014 ; Retrieved on May 6, 2014 (size: 46.4 kB). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Population structures annual report 2016 (PDF file)
5. ↑ Population structures annual report 2016 (PDF file)
6. ↑ Nationalities in the statistical districts as of December 31, 2018 (PDF file)
7. ↑ Unemployment rates according to statistical districts on June 30, 2017 ( memento of the original from June 25, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file) 

Web links

Commons : Borsigplatz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• www.borsigplatz-verfuehrungen.de - information and guided tours
• Description of this sight on the route of industrial culturehttp: //vorlage.rik.test/~22~12233

The Borsigplatz 2008