Lünen

Lünen
View with the bridge on the Lippe River View with the bridge on the Lippe River
Coat of arms of Lünen Coat of arms
Lünen
Location of Lünen within Unna district 250px
Coordinates:
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)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	84,775
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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.

In 2009 a biogas plant has been built to provide electric power to the city. Lünen is the first city in the world receiving electricity via public utility companies that is generated on the base of animal waste. The plant produces up to 6.6 MW, to supply 26,000 homes with heat and electricity.

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

File:St.Georg.jpg

Saint George's church

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Lünen is twinned with:

• Salford, England
• Kamień Pomorski, Poland
• Zwolle, Netherlands
• Panevėžys, Lithuania
• Bartin, Turkey
• Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern