| Main | Births etc |
|---|
Lüdinghausen | |
|---|---|
 Protestant Church | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Coesfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Borgmann (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total |
140.31 km2 (54.17 sq mi) |
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, Castle Luedinghausen, Kakesbeck and Vischering Castle[2].
Lüdinghausen was founded in the thirteenth century and received its first city charter around 1308.[3]
Lüdinghausen has been paired as a Sister City with Deerfield, Illinois in the US.[4]
[See German version for more historical detail.]
References[]
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
- ^ http://www.luedinghausen.de/Aktuelles-und-Stadtportrait/Burgen.html
- ^ Hartemink, Ralf (1996). "Wappen von Lüdinghausen". Heraldry of the World. http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/l/ludingha.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ "Sister City Committee". Government - Village Commissions. The Village of Deerfield, Illinois. 2002. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927164333/http://deerfield-il.org/govt/commissions.html. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
External links[]
- Lüdinghausen Official Site (in German)
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