Lüdinghausen


Lüdinghausen is a town in the 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. It is known for its three castles, , and Vischering Castle.
Lüdinghausen was founded in the thirteenth century and received its first city charter around 1308.
Lüdinghausen has been paired as a Sister City with Deerfield, Illinois in the US as well as with in Poland and in France.
The town of Lüdinghausen includes the village of Seppenrade, where the ammonite Parapuzosia seppenradensis was found in 1895.

Transportation

Lüdinghausen is situated at the Dortmund-Enschede railway, and has a train station.

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