Lünen
Lünen | |
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 View with the bridge on the Lippe River | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lünen within Unna district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Unna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hans Wilhelm Stodollick (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.18 km2 (22.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 86,868 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 44532, 44534, 44536 |
| Dialling codes | 02306, 0231 |
| Vehicle registration | UN, LÜN |
| Website | www.luenen.de |
Lünen or Luenen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located north of Dortmund, on both banks of the river Lippe. It is the largest town of the Unna district, and part of the Ruhr 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 6.6 MW, to supply 26,000 homes with heat and electricity.[3]
People
- Björn Höcke, politician for the Alternative for Germany, born here
- Walter Behrendt, he was a chairman of the regional Socialist Youth for this town
- Karl-Heinz Granitza, born here
- Max Raabe, born here
- Max Simon, Waffen SS Knights Cross holder Lived here
- Hans Scharoun, architect
- Ernst Waldschmidt, born here
- 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
- Friedhelm Konietzka, football player, born here
Culture and Main sights
Structure
- Saint George's church
- Saint Mary's church
- Chateau of Schwansbell
- Colani-UFO
- Freiherr-vom-Stein School
- Town hall of Lünen
- Geschwister-Scholl School
- Industrial Monument "Moor Crane"
Museum
- Museum of the town Lünen
- Mining Museum in Lünen South
- Mining residential Museum in Lünen Brambauer
Theater
- Heinz-Hilpert theater
Twin towns
Lünen is twinned with:
Salford, England
Kamień Pomorski, Poland
Zwolle, Netherlands
Panevėžys, Lithuania
Bartin, Turkey
Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Poo power to the people -- The Guardian
- ^ "German city uses waste to generate green energy". BSDLive. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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