Lünen


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.
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.

Culture and main sights

Structure
  • Saint George's Church
  • Saint Mary's Church
  • Chateau of Schwansbell
  • Colani-UFO
  • Freiherr-vom-Stein School
  • Town hall of Lünen
  • Geschwister-Scholl School
  • Industrial Monument "Moor Crane"
  • Schloß Buddenburg Gedenkstätte
Museum
  • Museum of the town Lünen
  • Mining Museum in Lünen South
  • Mining residential Museum in Lünen Brambauer
Theatre
  • Heinz-Hilpert theater

Politics

The current mayor of Lünen is Martina Förster-Teutenberg of the Social [Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party] since November 2025.
Previous mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:
! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate
! rowspan=2| Party
! colspan=2| First round
! colspan=2| Second round
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
! colspan=3| Valid votes
!
! 97.7
! 20,106
! 98.9
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 641
! 2.3
! 215
! 1.1
! colspan=3| Total
!
! 100.0
!
! 100.0
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
!
! 41.1
! 66,247
! 30.7

City council

The Lünen city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
!
! 98.2
!
!
!
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 480
! 1.8
!
!
!
! colspan=2| Total
!
! 100.0
!
! 56
! 2
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
!
! 41.1
! 3.4
!
!

Twin towns – sister cities

Lünen is twinned with:

Notable people