Syburg is a borough of the city of Dortmund in the Ruhr district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 1929, it has been a borough of Dortmund, located in the city's south. It is part of the Hörde district (Stadtbezirk).
History Syburg was an independent settlement, part of the . In 1929, it became a borough of Dortmund,Stephanie Reekers: Die Gebietsentwicklung der Kreise und Gemeinden Westfalens 1817–1967. Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, , p. 286 as part of the district. From 1 January 1975 it was part of the Hörde district.
Syburg has been an excursion destination of Dortmund's citizens. It was connected to Hörde since the beginning of the 20th century by the tram.
Syburg features several sites and monuments including: St. Peter, Syburg, a Romanesque church Hohensyburg, a ruined castle Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal, a monument to Wilhelm I Vincketurm
, an open-air stage , a trail connecting mining sites
The Hohensyburg is above the Hengsteysee, a dam of the Ruhr. Syburg features a golf course, the Wannebach valley, several restaurants and Dortmund's only campground.
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