Lüdinghausen

Lüdinghausen
Protestant Church
Lüdinghausen
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Coesfeld
Town subdivisions 2
Mayor Richard Borgmann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 140.31 km2 (54.17 sq mi)
Elevation 52 - 110 m
Population 24,195 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 172 /km2 (447 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate COE
Postal code 59348
Area code 02591
Website www.luedinghausen.de

Lüdinghausen is a municipality in the 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. It is known for its three castles, among them Burg Vischering.

Lüdinghausen was founded in the thirteenth century and received its first city charter around 1308.[2]

Lüdinghausen has been paired as a Sister City with Deerfield, Illinois in the US.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 
  2. ^ Hartemink, Ralf (1996). "Wappen von Lüdinghausen". Heraldry of the World. http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/l/ludingha.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 
  3. ^ "Sister City Committee". Government - Village Commissions. The Village of Deerfield, Illinois. 2002. http://deerfield-il.org/govt/commissions.html. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 

External links

Towns and municipalities in Coesfeld (district)
Ascheberg | Billerbeck | Coesfeld | Dülmen | Havixbeck | Lüdinghausen | Nordkirchen | Nottuln | Olfen | Rosendahl | Senden