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Scharnhorst, Dortmund — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Scharnhorst is a quarter of Dortmund that takes in Kurl and Kirchderne, with Haus Kurl among its named buildings.
About Scharnhorst
Where to stay in Scharnhorst
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Scharnhorst is a spread-out quarter of Dortmund rather than a compact one, and travellers who need a bed near Kurl or Kirchderne generally book in the city and drive out. Lodging here is sparse. Haus Kurl and the Auferstehungskirche give the quarter two fixed points, and the list of church names runs long, from St. Aloysius to St. Petrus Canisius.
About Scharnhorst
What are the main landmarks in Scharnhorst?
Scharnhorst has more churches than sights. Haus Kurl is the exception, a named house at Kurl, while St. Dionysus, Kirchderne carries the name of Kirchderne. The Auferstehungskirche and the Neuapostolische Kirche Scharnhorst stand among the housing, and beyond them the quarter counts a long run of church buildings whose names fill most of its list of landmarks.
Among them are St. Aloysius and, elsewhere in the quarter, St. Bonifatius.
What is the history of Scharnhorst?
Two other names sit inside Scharnhorst. Kurl keeps its own house in Haus Kurl, and Kirchderne keeps its own church in St. Dionysus, Kirchderne. The wider quarter of Dortmund holds both, and what is recorded of Scharnhorst is written mostly in its buildings: the Auferstehungskirche, the Neuapostolische Kirche Scharnhorst, and the long row of churches after them.
Where is Scharnhorst?
Scharnhorst covers a wide piece of Dortmund and folds in Kurl and Kirchderne, with Haus Kurl standing among them.
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Updated August 2026