An attraction every year
Largest Christmas tree in the world
13 winter steps, grey and cold, stroll across city asphalt.
The smell of snow is in the air, mixed with the sweet scent of cookies.
Today's destination is Hansaplatz, where a Christmas treasure is supposed to be.
The world's largest Christmas tree! Who put it there?
Santa Claus with his helpers? That's what it could have been like.
The tree is 45 meters tall! Children, mothers, and fathers are amazed!
48,000 lights reflect shiny faces on sweet, sugar-red apples
and crispy brown Alpine bread.
17 Hundred beautiful spruces cover the Christmas tree with needles,
until even the smallest child finds joy in the balls.
Bright large ornaments give eyes moments of happiness,
the Christmas tree paints a fairy tale, its angel on top shines.
He radiates from the heart of Dortmund, sending peace into every home.
The largest Christmas tree in the world. I wonder if you like it?
Colorful Christmas magic! Dress up and come on over!
To all hearts that gaze upon the tree, I wish "Merry Christmas!"
© Anja Schulz, Kamen
45 m
Height
28 T
Setup time
40 tons
difficult
138,000
LEDs
4 m
high angel
45 meters high and many lights
from 20 November to
December 30, 2025
Idea Werner Basselmann
Realization CO Weise GmbH & Co. KG
Client: Market Trade and Showmen Association
Height / Floor area 45 m / 400 m²
Height / dead weight 40,000 kg
Height / Foundation 120,000 kg
Height / sprinkler system approx. 3.2 m³/60 s
Trees : approx. 1,200 Norway spruces · Schulte-Brinker Forestry Company
Assembly 4 weeks construction time, first erected in 1996
Lighting 138,000 LEDs
The 1,200 Norway spruces are planted in Oberhundem in the Rothaargebirge (Sauerland) by the Schulte-Brinker forestry company specifically for our Christmas tree.
Every day from 5 p.m. there is now a 2-minute light show that changes hourly, allowing you to experience something new again and again.
The new lighting in numbers
StringLite 2,600 pieces
Light points/LEDs 138,000 pcs.
StringLite 10,400 m
Meters of cable material
11er Div. 132 m
Ex. 5 m 340 m
Ex. 10 m 160 m
Total cable 632 m
about 11 kilometers of cable
MK Illumination is a global leader in atmospheric and festive lighting, producing not only high-quality professional lighting products but also offering complete solutions for seasonal and year-round lighting displays. MK Illumination employs 1,070 people worldwide, including approximately 70 at its Innsbruck location. Following the lighting of the Christmas trees at the New York Palace in the USA, the Place du Casino in Monaco, and the Festa Luce in Japan, this year MK Illumination is responsible for the new lighting of the world's largest Christmas tree.
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Christmas is a celebration of love and gratitude for friends and family. This is already evident in the contemplative pre-Christmas season. We, too, are grateful for our friendly partnerships, which help us become a little better every year. Not just for us, but for all our visitors.
FAQs
The tree is traditionally lit for the first time on the day after Remembrance Sunday and remains the symbol of the Christmas city of Dortmund until December 30th.
Around 48,000 lights make the tree in the Christmas city of Dortmund shine festively.
The idea originated with Werner Basselmann. The construction is being carried out by CO Weise GmbH & Co. KG, and the Market Trade and Showmen's Association is the client.
A two-minute light show starts every day at 5 p.m. and repeats every hour until the evening.
It is made from around 1,200 Norway spruce trees from the Sauerland region and weighs a total of around 40 tons.
The tree is 45 meters high, making it one of the largest Christmas trees in the world.
