Lünen
Sign in to saveLünen () 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.
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Lünen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located north of Dortmund along the River Lippe and serving as the largest town in the Unna district. It is situated within the Ruhr Area, a major industrial region in western Germany.
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Key facts
- German location.image_photo
- Luenen lippebruecke.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- View with the bridge on the River Lippe
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Luenen COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Lünen in UN.svg
- German location.state
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- German location.region
- Arnsberg
- German location.district
- Unna
- German location.elevation
- 58
- German location.area
- 59.39
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 05978024
- German location.postal_code
- 44532, 44534, 44536
Article
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- Culture and main sights
- Politics
- City council
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- References
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.