Lünen
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Location of the town of Lünen within Unna district
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| Coordinates | 51°37′N 7°31′E / 51.61667°N 7.51667°ECoordinates: 51°37′N 7°31′E / 51.61667°N 7.51667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Unna |
| Mayor | Hans Wilhelm Stodollick |
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| Area | 59.18 km2 (22.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population | 87,530 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 1,479 /km2 (3,831 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | UN |
| Postal codes | 44532, 44534, 44536 |
| Area codes | 02306, 0231 |
| Website | www.luenen.de |
Lünen or Luenen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located north of Dortmund along the Lippe River. It is the largest town of the Unna district, and part of the green Münster area.
A biogas plant will be built to provide electric power to the city. Lünen will be the first city in the world receiving electricity via public utility companies that was generated on the base of animal waste.[2] The plant will produce up to 6.6MW, to supply 26,000 homes with heat and electricity.[3]
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[edit] People
- Walter Behrendt, he was a chairman of the regional Socialist Youth for this town
- Karl-Heinz Granitza, born here
- Max Raabe, born here
- Hans Scharoun, architect
- Ernst Waldschmidt, born here
- Klausjürgen Wussow, actor, attended the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium high school
- Nicole Saft, eurodance vocalist of the Rollergirl project, and co-presenter of a handful of shows on German cable/satellite TV stations
- Eckhart Tolle, spiritual teacher, born here
[edit] Main sights
- Saint George's church
- Saint Mary's church
- Chateau of Schwansbell
- Heinz-Hilpert theater
- Colani-UFO
[edit] Twin towns
Lünen is twinned with:
[edit] References
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
- ^ Poo power to the people -- The Guardian
- ^ "German city uses waste to generate green energy". BSDLive. 2009-05-28. http://www.bsdlive.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=730&storycode=3141605. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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