Town hall
Symbiosis of old and new
The Lüdinghausen town hall is a listed classicist brick building that was built between 1844 and 1845 as the town and district court and town hall. The old town hall burned down on October 10, 1832, when a fire completely destroyed the entire inner town around the market square. A total of 154 houses burned down at the time.
The new building was completed in 1997. The preservation of the very old tree population was decisive for the location of the new building. The old and new buildings are connected by a glazed corridor. Today, the town hall in Lüdinghausen is characterized by a successful symbiosis of old and new buildings. An oak tree planted in 1871 to mark the peace treaty after the Franco-Prussian War (1870/1871) stands in front of the town hall.
The Pepperlake (Bieberteich) runs behind the town hall. People used to eat beavers and otters during Lent because they were thought to be fish as they came from the river.
