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.[3] The plant produces up to 6.6 MW, supplying 26,000 homes with heat and electricity.[4]
The current mayor of Lünen is independent politician Jürgen Kleine-Frauns since 2015; he was originally elected as a member of Together for Lünen (German: Gemeinsam für Lünen = GFL), but later left the party. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:
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:
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Lunen is a town 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 LunenTownView with the bridge on the River LippeCoat of armsLocation of Lunen within Unna districtLunenShow map of GermanyLunenShow map of North Rhine WestphaliaCoordinates 51 37 N 7 31 E 51 617 N 7 517 E 51 617 7 517CountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine WestphaliaAdmin regionArnsbergDistrictUnnaSubdivisions14 StadtteileGovernment Mayor 2020 25 Jurgen Kleine Frauns 1 Area Total59 18 km2 22 85 sq mi Elevation58 m 190 ft Population 2021 12 31 2 Total85 721 Density1 400 km2 3 800 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal codes44532 44534 44536Dialling codes02306 0231Vehicle registrationUN LUNWebsitewww luenen deIn 2009 a biogas plant was built to provide electric power to the city Lunen is the first city in the world to receive electricity via public utility companies that is generated on the base of animal waste 3 The plant produces up to 6 6 MW supplying 26 000 homes with heat and electricity 4 Contents 1 Culture and main sights 2 Politics 2 1 City council 3 Twin towns sister cities 4 Notable people 5 ReferencesCulture and main sights edit nbsp Saint George s Church Structure Saint George s Church Saint Mary s Church Chateau of Schwansbell Colani UFO Freiherr vom Stein School Town hall of Lunen Geschwister Scholl School Industrial Monument Moor Crane Museum Museum of the town Lunen Mining Museum in Lunen South Mining residential Museum in Lunen BrambauerTheatre Heinz Hilpert theaterPolitics editThe current mayor of Lunen is independent politician Jurgen Kleine Frauns since 2015 he was originally elected as a member of Together for Lunen German Gemeinsam fur Lunen GFL but later left the party The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020 with a runoff held on 27 September and the results were as follows Candidate Party First round Second roundVotes Votes Rainer Schmeltzer Social Democratic Party 10 864 40 9 9 824 48 9Jurgen Kleine Frauns Independent 9 767 36 7 10 282 51 1Christoph Tolle Christian Democratic Union 4 341 16 3Sascha Gottwald Free Voters Lunen 1 624 6 1Valid votes 26 596 97 7 20 106 98 9Invalid votes 641 2 3 215 1 1Total 27 237 100 0 20 321 100 0Electorate voter turnout 66 291 41 1 66 247 30 7Source City of Lunen 1st round 2nd round City council edit nbsp Results of the 2020 city council election The Lunen 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 Party Votes Seats Social Democratic Party SPD 9 066 33 9 nbsp 7 0 19 nbsp 3Christian Democratic Union CDU 5 895 22 1 nbsp 2 5 12 nbsp 1Together for Lunen GFL 3 835 14 4 nbsp 1 1 8 nbsp 1Alliance 90 The Greens Grune 3 690 13 8 nbsp 6 4 8 nbsp 4Alternative for Germany AfD 1 816 6 8 New 4 NewFree Democratic Party FDP 922 3 5 nbsp 0 7 2 0The Left Die Linke 846 3 2 nbsp 0 9 2 0Free Voters Lunen FW Lunen 501 1 9 New 1 NewIndependent Fohrmeister 85 0 3 New 0 NewIndependent Rosenkranz 85 0 2 New 0 NewIndependent God 19 0 1 New 0 NewValid votes 26 730 98 2Invalid votes 480 1 8Total 27 210 100 0 56 nbsp 2Electorate voter turnout 66 291 41 1 nbsp 3 4Source City of LunenTwin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany Lunen is twinned with 5 nbsp Bartin Turkey nbsp Demmin Germany nbsp Kamien Pomorski Poland nbsp Panevezys Lithuania nbsp Salford England United Kingdom nbsp Zwolle NetherlandsNotable people editJens Beutel 1946 2019 SPD politician mayor of Mainz 1997 2011 Markus Brzenska born 1984 footballer Karl Heinz Granitza born 1951 footballer Bjorn Hocke born 1972 AfD politician Member of Landtag in Thuringia Theodor Kleine 1924 2014 sprint canoer Olympic medalist Friedhelm Konietzka 1938 2012 football player and coach Wilhelm Kuhne born 1926 priest Monsignore and former rector of the Hardehausen Abbey Michael Mendl born 1944 actor Max Raabe born 1962 singer and conductor of the Palast Orchester in Berlin Berndt Roder born 1948 CDU politician former president of the Hamburgische Burgerschaft Rollergirl born 1975 singer Rudiger Sagel born 1955 politician Alliance 90 The Greens later The Left Member of Landtag North Rhine Westphalia 1998 2012 Max Simon 1899 1961 SS officer and war criminal Andreas Thiel born 1960 handball player Eckhart Tolle born 1948 spiritual teacher and author Clara Vogedes 1892 1983 artist Ernst Waldschmidt 1897 1985 orientalist and indologist Wolfgang Wendland born 1962 singer politician of the Pogo party Dieter Zorc 1939 2007 footballerReferences edit Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020 Land Nordrhein Westfalen accessed 30 June 2021 Bevolkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein Westfalens am 31 Dezember 2021 in German Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW Retrieved 20 June 2022 Pidd Helen 28 May 2009 Poo power to the people The Guardian Retrieved 20 May 2021 German city uses waste to generate green energy Building Building Sustainable Design 28 May 2009 Retrieved 20 May 2021 Stadtepartnerschaften luenen de in German Lunen Retrieved 2021 02 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lunen amp oldid 1128993739, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
