Unna - Culture

Culture

Unna holds the largest Italian festival north of Italy every two years, when buildings are decorated with light installations by artists from Bari in Italy.

In common with other German towns, Unna produces its own traditional herbal liquor, 'Herting Pörter', named after the town's Herting gate or 'port'. Parts of the town wall remain intact and in good condition, and include towers near the artisan quarter. The liquor is produced near where the gate used to be, and is sold locally.

In the market place is a fountain with a man pulling a stubborn donkey, which is the town mascot, perhaps because the locals consider themselves stubborn. The market place hosts the Stadtfest every September and the Italian light festival mentioned above. There is also a grocers' market. The square hosts the Christmas market which goes from the square down the Bahnhofstraße to the Rathaus (Town Hall).

The newly refurbished station has trains to all major cities in North Rhine Westphalia including Dortmund, Köln (Cologne), Münster, Hamm, Düsseldorf and Wuppertal. There is also the Regional Express 4 (RE4) which goes via Köln to Venlo just over the Dutch border.

The recreational district of Sauerland is nearby. The River Ruhr runs just south of Unna through Fröndenberg before heading through the main section of the Ruhr District (Ruhrgebiet).

Local dialects of German include Westfälisch and Ruhrpott.

More pictures of Unna are in the German Wikipedia page about Unna.