Lüdinghausen
Lüdinghausen is a town 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, , and Vischering Castle.
Lüdinghausen was founded in the thirteenth century and received its first city charter around 1308.
Lüdinghausen has been paired as a Sister City with Deerfield, Illinois in the US as well as with in Poland and in France.
The town of Lüdinghausen includes the village of Seppenrade, where the ammonite Parapuzosia seppenradensis was found in 1895.Transportation
Lüdinghausen is situated at the Dortmund-Enschede railway, and has a train station.People
- Franz Wernekinck, German physician and botanist
- Johannes Kriege, German jurist and politician
- Franz Kamphaus, German Roman Catholic bishop
- Bernd Strasser, German water polo player
- Heiner Thade, German modern penthalete
- Marie Theres Fögen, German jurist and historian
- Wilm Weppelmann, German artist
- Bettina Schausten, German journalist
- Jens Albert, German rapper
- Holger Blume, German springer
- Marc Blume, German sprinter
- Karin Schnaase, German badminton player
- Wiebke Muhsal, German politician
- Amos Pieper, German footballer
