Lünen

Also known as Luenen

Lünen () is a town with around 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.

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Lünen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located north of Dortmund along the River Lippe and serving as the largest town in the Unna district. It is situated within the Ruhr Area, a major industrial region in western Germany.

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German location.image_photo: Luenen lippebruecke.jpg
German location.image_caption: View with the bridge on the River Lippe
German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_coa: DEU Luenen COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Lünen in UN.svg
German location.state: Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region: Arnsberg
German location.district: Unna
German location.elevation: 58
German location.area: 59.39
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05978024
German location.postal_code: 44532, 44534, 44536
German location.area_code: 02306, 0231
German location.licence: UN, LÜN
German location.divisions: 14 Stadtteile
German location.website: www.luenen.de
German location.mayor: Martina Förster-Teutenberg
German location.leader_term: 2025–30

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Wikidata facts

Population: 87266
Area: 59.39
Elevation: 58
Official website: www.luenen.de
Image: Luenen lippebruecke.jpg
Dialing code: 02306
Licence plate code: LÜN

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postal code: 44532
P8168: Maria Hofstätter
Commons category: Lünen
P6814: Lünen
short name: Lnn
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hashtag: Lünen

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Culture and main sights
Politics
City council
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
References

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