Lüdinghausen
Lüdinghausen (De-Lüdinghausen.ogg; 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.
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Lüdinghausen (De-Lüdinghausen.ogg; 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.
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• Type — Town • Image Photo — Lüdinghausen, Ortsansicht -- 2014 -- 7298.jpg • Image Caption — Aerial photo of Lüdinghausen • Image Flag — Flagge Luedinghausen.svg • Image Coa — DEU Luedinghausen COA.svg • Image Plan — Lüdinghausen in COE.svg • State — North Rhine-Westphalia • Region — Münster • District — Coesfeld • Elevation — 52 - 110 • Area — 140.54 • Postal Code — 59348 • Area Code — 02591 • Licence — COE, LH • Gemeindeschlussel — 05 5 58 024 • Divisions — 2 • Website — www.luedinghausen.de • Mayor — Ansgar Mertens • Leader Term — 2020–25 • Party — CDU Lüdinghausen (De-Lüdinghausen.ogg; 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.
History
History
Lüdinghausen was founded in the thirteenth century and received its first city charter around 1308. On the first of january 1975 Seppenrade was officially designated as a district of Lüdinghausen.
Transportation
Transportation
Lüdinghausen is situated at the Dortmund–Gronau railway, and has a train station (Lüdinghausen railway station). Flugplatz Borkenberge (Borkenberge Airport) (ICAO code: EDLB) is located in the Ludinghausen area.
Notable places
Notable places
Lüdinghausen is known for its three castles, Castle Luedinghausen, Kakesbeck Castle and Vischering Castle. The town of Lüdinghausen includes the village of Seppenrade, where the ammonite Parapuzosia seppenradensis was found in 1895. The name 'Seppenrade' likely derives from the German words 'Siepe' meaning a valley with a spring and 'Rade' meaning a forest clearing.
Twin towns – sister cities
Twin towns – sister cities
Lüdinghausen is twinned with: • Nysa, Poland • Taverny, France
Notable people
Notable people
• Jens Albert (born 1973), rapper • Holger Blume (born 1973), sprinter • 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) • Hanna Orthmann (born 1998), volleyball player • Amos Pieper (born 1998), footballer • Bettina Schausten (born 1965), journalist • Karin Schnaase (born 1985), badminton player • Bernd Strasser (1936–2025), water polo player • Heiner Thade (born 1942), modern penthalete • Wilm Weppelmann (born 1957), artist • Franz Wernekinck (1764–1839), physician and botanist
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