A small village at the location of …
Years: 1220 - 1220
A small village at the location of Dortmund was mentioned in official documents from 880 to 885 as Throtmanni.
After it was destroyed by a fire, the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa) had the town rebuilt in 1152 and resided there for two years.
It becomes an Imperial Free City in 1220.
