Lüdinghausen ( Westphalian: ''Lünkhusen'' or ''Lünksel'') is a town in district of Coesfeld in the state of

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. It is located on the Dortmund-Ems Canal, approx. 25 km south-west of

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Town parts

The town of Lüdinghausen includes the village of ''Seppenrade'', where the

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Parapuzosia seppenradensis '' Parapuzosia seppenradensis'' is the largest known species of ammonite. It lived during the Lower Campanian Epoch of the Late Cretaceous period, in marine environments in what is now Westphalia, Germany. A specimen, found in Seppenrade near L ...

was found in

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History

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

Transportation

Lüdinghausen is situated at the

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, and has a train station ( Lüdinghausen railway station). Flugplatz Borkenberge (Borkenberge Airport) (

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code: EDLB) is located in the Ludinghausen area.

Sights

Lüdinghausen is known for its three castles, Castle Luedinghausen, Kakesbeck Castle and

Vischering Castle Vischering Castle () in Lüdinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia is the most typical moated castle in the Münster (region) of Germany. This region has one of the highest German concentrations of castles, palaces and fortifications, Lüdinghausen ha ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Lüdinghausen is twinned with: * Nysa, Poland *

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, France

Notable people

* Holger Blume (born 1973), springer *

Marc Blume Marc Blume (born 28 December 1973 in Lüdinghausen) is a German sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, ...

(born 1973), sprinter * Marie Theres Fögen (1946–2008), jurist and historian *

Franz Kamphaus Franz Kamphaus (2 February 1932 – 28 October 2024) was a German Catholic prelate, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Limburg. He was bishop of the diocese from 1982 after teaching pastoral theology and homiletics at the University of Münster. ...

(born 1932), Roman Catholic bishop * Johannes Kriege (1859–1937), jurist and politician (DVP) *

Wiebke Muhsal Wiebke Muhsal (born 6 April 1986) is a German politician with the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Since 2014, she is a member of the Landtag of Thuringia and deputy chairman of the AfD caucus. She is also her party's critic on family and educa ...

(born 1986), politician (AfD) *

Amos Pieper Amos Pieper (born 17 January 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. Career On 28 January 2019, Pieper moved from Borussia Dortmund II to 2. Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld. He m ...

(born 1998), footballer * Bettina Schausten (born 1965), journalist * Karin Schnaase (born 1985), badminton player * Bernd Strasser (born 1936), water polo player *

Heiner Thade Heiner Thade (born 15 September 1942) is a German modern pentathlete. He competed for West Germany at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded ...

(born 1942), modern penthalete * Wilm Weppelmann (born 1957), artist * Franz Wernekinck (1764–1839), physician and botanist * Jens Albert (born 1973), rapper

References

External links

* (in German) Deerfield, Illinois Coesfeld (district) {{Coesfeld-geo-stub