Why visit Lünen
Townapedia lists 73 museums and landmarks, 51 parks and trails, 191 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 23 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Gahmener Hof, Heinz-Hilpert-Theater, Stadtmuseum and Bergarbeiter-Wohnmuseum.
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About Lünen
Lünen (German pronunciation: [ˈlyːnən] ) is a town with around 86000 inhabitants 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.
From the Wikipedia article Lünen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photos of Lünen
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Things to do23
Gahmener Hof
Farm and orchard · 2.1 km
In dem gemütlichen Ambiente des Hofladens können Sie sich in Ruhe umschauen, um über Ihre Einkäufe zu entscheiden.
105 Gahmener Kamp, Lünen
We 14:00-17:00; Th 09:00-19:00; Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-14:00
Heinz-Hilpert-Theater
Cinema and theater · 0.6 km
41 Kurt-Schumacher-Straße, Lünen
Hof Mertin
Farm and orchard · 6.1 km
5 Bönninghauser Straße, Dortmund
Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa, Su 09:00-17:00
Hof Brüggemann
Farm and orchard · 4.7 km
Mo,We,Fr 09:00-13:00; Tu,Th 15:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00
11 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks73
Bergarbeiter-Wohnmuseum
Museum · 6.1 km
10 Rudolfstraße, Lünen
Th 17:00-19:00; Tu,Su 15:00-17:00
Colani-Ufo
Monument and historic site · 5.4 km
17 Am Brambusch, Lünen
ehem. Flak-Stellung
Monument and historic site · 3.9 km
Ehemalige Flakstellung in Lünen-Alstedde während des 2. Weltkriegs zum Schutz der nahegelegenen Industrieanlagen: Lippewerk, Kraftwerke...
Haus Velmede
Monument and historic site · 6.2 km
4 Velmede, Bergkamen
Haus Wenge
Monument and historic site · 5.2 km
4 Alekestraße, Dortmund
Schloss Schwansbell
Monument and historic site · 1.6 km
32 Schwansbeller Weg, Lünen
61 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds51
39 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes191
Galgenbach
Restaurant · International · 5.4 km
191 Lünener Straße, Werne
Tu-Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa,Su 11:30-14:30,17:00-22:00; Mo off
Bach Tra Cuisine
Restaurant · Sushi, Vietnamese
22 Münsterstraße, Lünen
Tu-Th,Su 11:30-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:30-23:00
Dvin
Restaurant · Armenian · 2.9 km
166 Gahmener Straße, Lünen
Mo,Tu off; We-Th 15:00-23:00; Fr 15:00-24:00; Sa 12:00-24:00; Su...
Mowwe Restaurant & Café
Restaurant · Cake, Regional · 6.5 km
185 Im Ostfeld, Dortmund
We-Su 11:00-23:00
Ristorante bei Gino
Restaurant · Italian · 1.1 km
71 Cappenberger Straße, Lünen
Th-Tu 11:00-15:00,17:00-23:00; We off
Suki - Sushi & Fusion
Restaurant · Vietnamese
1a Münsterstraße, Lünen
Mo 17:00-22:00; Tu-Th 12:00-15:00,17:00-22:00; Fr,Su 12:00-22:00;...
Westermann's
Restaurant · 4.2 km
120 An der Wethmarheide, Lünen
Mo-Su 12:00-22:00 || "Unsere Küche ist täglich geöffnet, außer...
179 more on the map.
Notable people from Lünen
Eckhart TolleGerman spiritual teacher and authorPhoto: Kyle Hoobin (twitter.com/kylehoobin), CC BY-SA 3.0
Björn HöckeGerman right-wing extremist politicianPhoto: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
Max RaabeGerman singerPhoto: Siebbi, CC BY 3.0
Michael MendlGerman actor (1944–2026)Photo: Franz Richter ( User:FRZ ), CC BY-SA 3.0
Friedhelm KonietzkaGerman football player and manager (1938–2012)Photo: Pakeha, CC BY-SA 3.0
RollergirlGerman singerPhoto: TobiTob, CC BY-SA 2.0
Andreas ThielGerman handball playerPhoto: Kuebi = Armin Kübelbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0
Karl-Heinz ThielenGerman footballer (born 1940)Photo: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0- Jens BeutelGerman politician (1946-2019)
- Karl-Heinz GranitzaGerman association football player
- Wolfgang WendlandGerman musician, actor, film producer and politician
- Julia RitterGerman shot putter
Born in Lünen, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay7
Churches and places of worship43
St. Michael
Church · Roman Catholic · 5.2 km
4 Michaelstraße, Dortmund
Shopping64
Gas and EV charging23
Schools, colleges and libraries40
Healthcare30
Map of Lünen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dortmund Airport (DTM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 km away.
- Derne 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Lanstrop 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Brechten 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
- Bergkamen 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Waltrop 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Kurl-Husen 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Werne 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Kamen 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Selm 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Brackel 10 km south, about 10 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Towns near Lünen
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- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Luenen lippebruecke, No machine-readable author provided. Selisky assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5
- Bushaltestelle ZOB-Hbf, 3, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clp 20110524 Bf Lünen Hbf Bstg West, Christian Liebscher ( Platte ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Clp 20110524 Bf Lünen Hbf EG 2, Christian Liebscher ( Platte ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Clp 20110524 Bf Lünen Hbf EG 1, Christian Liebscher ( Platte ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stellwerk Lünen Lhf, Tohma ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lünen-Brunnen Hbf-Michael Eichhorn, Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Linie VKU S20, 1, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle ZOB-Hbf, 2, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clp 20110524 Bf Lünen Hbf Bstg Ost, Christian Liebscher ( Platte ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bushaltestelle ZOB-Hbf, 1, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lünen-Flusswächter-Kazuo Katase 01, Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lünen-Flusswächter-Kazuo Katase 02, Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Linie VKU 520, 1, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Münsterstraße 35 + Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 6, 2, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Münsterstraße 49-51, 5, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnstrecke, 1, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Münsterstraße 49-51, 2, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Münsterstraße, 12, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ernst-Becker-Straße 5, 1, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Münsterstraße 49-51, 1, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lünen-Tobiaspark-Alter Friedhof, Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lünen-Tobiaspark-Grabstein Wilhelm Potthoff, Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Münsterstraße 35 + Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 6, 3, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Münsterstraße, 10, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Münsterstraße, 11, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lünen a.d. Lippe (6871326838), Awaya Legends from Lünen, NRW, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ernst-Becker-Straße 3 + 5, 2, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Münsterstraße 49-51, 3, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lünen-Goldbrinkstraße 11, Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Hauptbahnhof Nord, 1, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Münsterstraße 49-51, 4, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lünen Münsterstraße 23, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Lünen-Tobiaspark-Müder Wanderer-Hubert Baumeister 01, Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lünen-Tobiaspark-Müder Wanderer-Hubert Baumeister 02, Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lünen-Verbindung-Michael Schoenholtz, Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ochsenzug Lünen, Vattigustav, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Hauptbahnhof Nord-Ernst-Becker-Straße, 1, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Hauptbahnhof Nord-Ernst-Becker-Straße, 2, Lünen, Kreis Unna, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ochsenzug Lünen photo-3, Velopilger, CC0
- Cappenberg-Stiftskirche-IMG 1201, Mbdortmund, GFDL 1.2
- Kath. Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Riessdo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Christuskirche Lünen-Horstmar, Heinz Marquardt, Welda, CC BY 3.0
- Luenen Colani UFO, Wolfgang Hunscher, Dortmund, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naturschutzgebiet Lanstroper See, BinaFalcon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lünen Baudenkmal 05 Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium - Friedenstrasse 12 9309, Dr. W. Strickling, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial image of Cappenberg Castle (view from the south), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haus Wenge 2, Tbachner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dortmund-Lanstrop-Ei-0005, user:Mbdortmund, GFDL 1.2
- Horstmarer See 2, Tbachner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Selimiye-Moschee-Lünen-4-2009-0010, Mbdortmund, GFDL 1.2
- Flakvierling-38-20mm-hatzerim-1, No machine-readable author provided. Bukvoed assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5
- Lünen Baudenkmal 04 Geschwister-Scholl-Gesamtschule Lünen - Holtgrevenstrasse 6 - Mitte 9324, Dr. W. Strickling, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche Lanstrop IMGP8155, Smial, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Lünen-Heinz-Hilpert-Theater 01, Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naturschutzgebiet Lippeaue Uferzone bei Luenen MG 2802, Stefan Thiesen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Naturschutzgebiet Mühlenbruch, Ulrich Kostede, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museum Bergkamen Oberaden IMGP0497, Smial at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Das heutige Hauptgebäude von Haus Velmede von Norden, Castritus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oberaden 12, Christian Alexander Tietgen, CC BY 4.0
- Naturschutzgebiet Auf dem Brink01, Helfmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ND-11 b - e, Stieleichen, 4, Lanstrop, Dortmund, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- LippePanorama, Wolfgang Armbrüster , Solingen, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Lippe bei bergkamen, Tbachner, Public domain
- Hammerkopfturm, Frank Hommes, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Römerpark Bergkamen Rekonstruktion Holz-Erde-Mauer 1247, Creosoph, CC0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, analuisa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, awaya, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, awaya, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, m1map, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, awaya, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mapchris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, donortheast, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nesshof, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, flugyflay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, flugyflay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ptks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, awaya, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, saschahaberkorn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
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