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'''Lünen''' |
'''Lünen''' or '''Luenen''' is a town in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. It's located north of [[Dortmund]] along the [[Lippe River]]. It is the largest town of the [[Unna (district)|Unna district]], and part of the green Münster area. |
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== People == |
== People == |
Revision as of 23:19, 29 August 2008
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Location of Lünen within Unna district | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Arnsberg |
District | Unna |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hans Wilhelm Stodollick |
Area | |
• Total | 59.18 km2 (22.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
Population (2007-02-28) | |
• Total | 89,949 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 44532, 44534, 44536 |
Dialling codes | 02306, 0231 |
Vehicle registration | UN |
Website | www.luenen.de |
Lünen or Luenen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It's located north of Dortmund along the Lippe River. It is the largest town of the Unna district, and part of the green Münster area.
People
- Walter Behrendt, he was a chairman of the regional Socialist Youth for this town
- Karl-Heinz Granitza, born here
- Max Raabe, born here
- Hans Scharoun, architect
- Ernst Waldschmidt, born here
- Klausjürgen Wussow, actor, attended the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium high school
- Nicole Saft, eurodance vocalist of the Rollergirl project, and co-presenter of a handful shows on German cable/satellite TV stations
Monuments
- Lünen has a newly built mosque which holds the title of the biggest mosque in North Rhine-Westphalia state. [1]
Twin towns
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