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Lüdinghausen, Ortsansicht -- 2014 -- 7298
Lüdinghausen, Ortsansicht -- 2014 -- 7298 · Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
Burg Vischering Lüdinghausen
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Selm Burg Botzlar · Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
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20140412 120702 Burg Kakesbeck (DSC00181) · Günter Seggebäing, Coesfeld, CC BY-SA 3.0
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20140412 120558 Burg Lüdinghausen (DSC00174) · Günter Seggebäing, Coesfeld, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lüdinghausen Burg Wolfsberg · Stahlkocher, CC BY-SA 3.0

Lüdinghausen, Germany

Lüdinghausen is a town of 24,094 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Population24,094 GeoNames
Elevation50 m 164 ft
Time zoneEurope/Berlin
Land area140.5 km²
Nearest airportDortmund Airport (DTM) 30 km

Why visit Lüdinghausen

Townapedia lists 107 museums and landmarks, 84 parks and trails, 167 places to eat, 33 places to stay and 19 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Dinkelhof, Hof Balster, Haus Kakesbeck and Schloß Senden.

About Lüdinghausen

Lüdinghausen (German pronunciation: [lyːdɪŋˈhaʊzn̩] ; Westphalian: Lünkhusen or Lünksel) is a town in 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.

From the Wikipedia article Lüdinghausen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Lüdinghausen on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Things to do19

Dinkelhof

Farm and orchard · 2.9 km

Dinkelprodukte und Naturkost nach Hildegard von Bingen

4 Elvert, Lüdinghausen

We,Th 15:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-12:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00

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Hof Balster

Farm and orchard · 7.6 km

Fr 15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; "Sowie nach Vereinbarung"

Open in Google Maps · +49 2592 9199300

Rosendorf Alpaka

Farm and orchard · 4.6 km

Sa 10:00-16:00; "sowie nach Vereinbarung"

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Hofladen Böcker

Farm and orchard · 3.0 km

Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00

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Hofladen Buerbank

Farm and orchard · 4.5 km

Fr 10:00-12:30,14:00-18:00;Sa 09:00-13:00

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Trüffelscheune

Farm and orchard · 3.2 km

Th-Fr 15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00

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CineMotion

Cinema and theater · 0.8 km

4 Konrad-Adenauer-Straße, Lüdinghausen

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Das Ei-Team

Farm and orchard · 9.1 km

06:00-22:00

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Hof Austerschulte

Farm and orchard · 7.0 km

33 Daldrup, Dülmen

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Kleine Auszeit

Farm and orchard · 2.9 km

Pausenhäuschen mit Getränken, Kaffee, Dinkel-Cookies und Eis, Saisonales Gemüse und Eier, Selbstbedienung

Apr-Oct: 10:00-18:00

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Bontrup's Verkaufshütte

Farm and orchard · 8.1 km

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Pieper's kleiner Hofladen

Farm and orchard · 1.6 km

Mo-Su 08:00-20:00

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Museums and landmarks107

Haus Kakesbeck

Monument and historic site · 4.9 km

63 Bechtrup, Lüdinghausen

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Schloß Senden

Monument and historic site · 9.4 km

3 Holtrup, Senden

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Burg Wolfsberg

Monument and historic site

Letztes Gebäude der ehemaligen Burg Wolfsberg

8 Wolfsberger Straße

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Naturparkhaus Steveraue

Museum · 7.9 km

66a Kökelsum, Olfen

Apr-Oct: We-Su 10:00-16:00

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Vischering Castle

Monument and historic site · 0.9 km

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Burg Botzlar

Monument and historic site · 8.8 km

3 Botzlarstraße, Selm

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Lüdinghausen Castle

Monument and historic site

14 Amthaus, Lüdinghausen

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Das kleine MECHANISCHE Musikmuseum

Museum · 8.6 km

2 Neustraße, Dülmen

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Galerie Gockel

Museum · 0.7 km

34 Hinterm Hagen, Lüdinghausen

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Haus Rönhagen

Monument and historic site · 9.0 km

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Haus Sandfort

Monument and historic site · 8.5 km

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Haus Visbeck

Monument and historic site · 8.0 km

40 Dernekamp, Dülmen

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Parks, trails and playgrounds84

Seppenrader Schweiz

Hiking and trails · 3.1 km

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Am Teufelsbach

Hiking and trails · 3.7 km

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Bachtal in Leversum

Hiking and trails · 6.0 km

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Bakenbusch

Hiking and trails · 8.8 km

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Berenbrocks Busch

Hiking and trails · 6.4 km

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Brinshok

Hiking and trails · 8.3 km

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Deipe Bieke

Hiking and trails · 5.1 km

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Dicke Mark

Hiking and trails · 4.6 km

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Ermener Holz

Hiking and trails · 4.4 km

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Hirschpark Nordkirchen

Hiking and trails · 8.7 km

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Restaurants and cafes167

Café Reitstall

Cafe · 0.9 km

1 Berenbrock, Lüdinghausen

Mo 12:00-17:00; Tu-Su, PH 09:00-18:00

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Barbecue Restaurant

Restaurant · Asian · 0.9 km

4 Bahnhofstraße, Lüdinghausen

Tu-Sa 17:00-22:30; Su 12:00-21:30; PH 12:00-23:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 2591 893538

Cafe Extrablatt

Cafe · Coffee Shop

2 Markt, Lüdinghausen

Mo-Su 09:00-24:00; "open end"

Open in Google Maps · +49 2591 9485151

Cafe Indigo

Cafe · German · 1.6 km

7 Berenbrock, Lüdinghausen

Tu,Th,Sa,Su 11:30-19:00; We 09:00-19:00; Mo,Fr off

Open in Google Maps · +49 2591 792929

Kleines Cafe am Bauerngolfplatz

Cafe · Ice Cream, Cake, Coffee Shop · 3.8 km

6 Bechtrup, Lüdinghausen

Fr-Su 13:00-17:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 2591 3786

Leo's by Gino

Restaurant · Pizza · 7.9 km

37 Bilholtstraße, Olfen

Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-22:00

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LumberJack's Diner

Diner · American · 9.1 km

66 Kreisstraße, Selm

We-Mo 16:00+; Tu off

Open in Google Maps · +49 2592 1215

Restaurant Olympia

Restaurant · Greek · 7.1 km

1 Olfener Straße, Selm

Mo,We-Sa 17:00-23:00; Su 12:00-14:30,17:00-23:00; PH...

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Rimini

Restaurant · Italian

6 Freiheit Wolfsberg, Lüdinghausen

Tu-Fr 12:00-14:30,17:00-22:00;Sa 17:00-22:00;Su,PH 12:00-22:00

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Berthold‘s Der Naturbäcker

Bakery · 8.7 km

54 Teichstraße, Selm

Mo-Sa 07:00-13:00; Su 07:00-12:00

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Bistro Zehn

Restaurant

10 Mühlenstraße, Lüdinghausen

Mo-Su 10:00-23:00

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Büsch

Cafe · 6.7 km

17 An der Mühle, Nordkirchen

Mo-Fr 07:00-21:00; Sa 07:00-21:00; Su 07:00-12:00

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History

Lüdinghausen was founded in the thirteenth century and received its first city charter around 1308. On the first of january 1975 Seppenrade was officially designated as a district of Lüdinghausen.

From the History section of Lüdinghausen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to stay33

Churches and places of worship26

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Shopping54

Gas and EV charging18

Schools, colleges and libraries31

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Healthcare13

Map of Lüdinghausen

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Getting there and nearby towns

Dortmund Airport (DTM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.

  • Nordkirchen 6 km southeast, about 6 min by car
  • Selm 8 km south, about 8 min by car
  • Olfen 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
  • Waltrop 17 km south, about 17 min by car
  • Lünen 18 km south, about 18 min by car
  • Werne 17 km southeast, about 17 min by car
  • Oer-Erkenschwick 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
  • Nottuln 19 km north, about 19 min by car
  • Münster 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
  • Recklinghausen 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car

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