| Type: | Town |
| Image Coa: | DEU Luedinghausen COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 51.7667°N 33°W |
| Image Plan: | Lüdinghausen in COE.svg |
| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Region: | Münster |
| District: | Coesfeld |
| Elevation: | 52 - 110 |
| Area: | 140.31 |
| Postal Code: | 59348 |
| Area Code: | 02591 |
| Licence: | COE, LH |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 05 5 58 024 |
| Divisions: | 2 |
| Website: | www.luedinghausen.de |
| Mayor: | Ansgar Mertens[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 25 |
| Party: | CDU |
Lüdinghausen (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.
The town of Lüdinghausen includes the village of Seppenrade, where the ammonite Parapuzosia seppenradensis was found in 1895.
Lüdinghausen was founded in the thirteenth century and received its first city charter around 1308.[2]
Lüdinghausen is situated at the Dortmund-Enschede railway, and has a train station (Lüdinghausen railway station).Flugplatz Borkenberge (Borkenberge Airport) (ICAO code: EDLB) is located in the Ludinghausen area.
Lüdinghausen is known for its three castles, Castle Luedinghausen, Kakesbeck Castle and Vischering Castle.[3]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Lüdinghausen is twinned with:[4]
