Lünen
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Unna |
| Mayor | Hans Wilhelm Stodollick |
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| Area | 59.18 km² (22.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population | 89,949 (28/02/2007) |
| - Density | 1,520 /km² (3,937 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | UN |
| Postal codes | 44532, 44534, 44536 |
| Area codes | 02306, 0231 |
| Website | www.luenen.de |
| Location of the town of Lünen within Unna district | |
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Lünen(Lunen) 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.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Monuments
- Lünen has a newly built mosque which holds the title of the biggest mosque in North Rhine-Westphalia state. [1]
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] References
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