Unna is a town which is the seat of the Unna district. It exists on the route of an ancient salt-trading route, the Hellweg. In the older part of town are many half-timbered buildings built between the 16th and 19th centuries. Unna was an agriculturally-based town until the 19th century, when it became industrially-based. The population was 68,132 people as of 2003. The Unna district is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

Unna holds the largest Italian festival north of Italy every two years. The old Linden brewery (in the meantime a cultural center) is another attraction of the town.