Heinrich-Schmitz-Platz

Heinrich-Schmitz-Platz from the south

Unionstraße underground station on Heinrich-Schmitz-Platz

The Heinrich-Schmitz-Platz is a place in the Union neighborhood in Dortmund .

It is located south of Rheinische Strasse at the southern end of Unionstrasse, only a few meters from the Heinrich Schmitz Education Center. The square is dominated by the Unionstrasse underground station. In the south it borders on the Westpark . Heinrich-Schmitz-Platz was named in 2014 after the teacher Heinrich Schmitz (1812–1865). The street sign reads: Heinrich-Schmidt-Platz, * July 3rd, 1812 † July 11th, 1865, the faithful teacher and noble philanthropist . A branch of the Dortmund large tunnel system runs under the square .

Web links

• Information on the construction of the Unionstraße underground station
• Unionstrasse underground station lighting

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Neuer Platz as a memory of Heinrich Schmitz. Retrieved September 18, 2019 . 
2. ^ Heinrich Schmitz Prize - City District Marketing - City Center West - City District Portals - Living in Dortmund - City Portal dortmund.de. Retrieved September 21, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Stefan Reinke: The world's largest air raid protection system is located under Dortmund. November 5, 2013, accessed September 21, 2019 . 

Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 46 "  N , 7 ° 26 ′ 56.9"  E