Dortmund, Germany

A feel-good atmosphere and lasting memories!

Dortmund has everything a city needs to offer: exciting industrial culture, a wide range of museums, colourful variety shows and theatres, a wide range of restaurants and much more. During the Advent season, Dortmund is transformed into a Christmas city.

The Christmas market is one of the largest and most beautiful in Germany. With around 300 stalls selling arts and crafts, Christmas decorations, unusual toys and much more, there is almost everything to make your heart beat faster during the Advent season. The world's largest Christmas tree has been one of the highlights of the festive season for many years and is an important part of the Dortmund Christmas City brand.

Under the motto "Pomp im Pott", the protagonists of Christmas City Dortmund have realised an innovative lighting concept for 2021. The large-scale installations take visitors on a journey through Dortmund's history. Along numerous decorative highlights, visitors embark on a magical journey through the new and old Dortmund with traditional stories, funny clichés, colourful art, modern light installations and interactions.

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The following products are being used for our project in Dortmund, Germany:

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MK Illumination has been providing festive lighting in its home city of Innsbruck for many years. In 2019, the lighting in Maria-Theresien-Straße was further enhanced by two large illuminated Christmas baubles at the annual Christmas market.

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Kumla City, Sweden

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Stuttgart, Germany

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Paznauntal, Tirol, Austria

The towns of See, Ischgl, Kappl and Galtür in Tyrol‘s Paznauntal have been known for years not only as popular winter sports resorts, but also for luxury holidays, shopping and festivities. In 2020, the mayors decided to present themselves as a single entity when it came to (Christmas)lighting in order to further strengthen their public image and togetherness.

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