Lüdinghausen

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Coat of arms

Location of Lüdinghausen within Coesfeld district

(2020–25) Ansgar Mertens^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total140.31 km² (54.17 sq mi)Highest elevation

110 m (360 ft)Lowest elevation

52 m (171 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total25,259 • Density180/km² (470/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

59348

Dialling codes02591Vehicle registrationCOE, LHWebsitewww.luedinghausen.de

Lüdinghausen (Westphalian: Lünkhusen or Lünksel) is a town in district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the Dortmund-Ems Canal, approx. 25 km south-west of Münster.

Town parts

The town of Lüdinghausen includes the village of Seppenrade, where the ammonite Parapuzosia seppenradensis was found in 1895.

History

Lüdinghausen was founded in the thirteenth century and received its first city charter around 1308.^[3]

Transportation

Lüdinghausen is situated at the Dortmund-Enschede railway, and has a train station (Lüdinghausen railway station). Flugplatz Borkenberge (Borkenberge Airport) (ICAO code: EDLB) is located in the Ludinghausen area.

Sights

Lüdinghausen is known for its three castles, Castle Luedinghausen, Kakesbeck Castle and Vischering Castle.^[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

Lüdinghausen is twinned with:^[5]

Nysa, Poland
Taverny, France

Notable people

Holger Blume (born 1973), springer
Marc Blume (born 1973), sprinter
Marie Theres Fögen (1946–2008), jurist and historian
Franz Kamphaus (born 1932), Roman Catholic bishop
Johannes Kriege (1859–1937), jurist and politician (DVP)
Wiebke Muhsal (born 1986), politician (AfD)
Amos Pieper (born 1998), footballer
Bettina Schausten (born 1965), journalist
Karin Schnaase (born 1985), badminton player
Bernd Strasser (born 1936), water polo player
Heiner Thade (born 1942), modern penthalete
Wilm Weppelmann (born 1957), artist
Franz Wernekinck (1764–1839), physician and botanist
Jens Albert (born 1973), rapper

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ Hartemink, Ralf (1996). "Wappen von Lüdinghausen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
^ "Stadt Lüdinghausen – Offizielle Website".
^ "Partnerstädte" (in German). Lüdinghausen. Retrieved 2021-12-09.