Lüdinghausen 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. It is known for its three castles, Castle Luedinghausen, Kakesbeck and Vischering Castle.
Lüdinghausen was founded in the thirteenth century and received its first city charter around 1308.
Lüdinghausen is sister cities with Nysa, Poland and Taverny, France. It was previously sister cities with Deerfield, Illinois until 2019.
The town of Lüdinghausen includes the village of Seppenrade, where the ammonite Parapuzosia seppenradensis was found in 1895.