Lüdinghausen (German pronunciation: [lyːdɪŋˈhaʊzn̩] ^ⓘ; Westphalian: Lünkhusen or Lünksel) 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.

Lüdinghausen was founded in the thirteenth century and received its first city charter around 1308.

Lüdinghausen is situated at the Dortmund–Gronau railway, and has a train station (Lüdinghausen railway station). Flugplatz Borkenberge (Borkenberge Airport) (ICAO code: EDLB) is located in the Ludinghausen area.

Lüdinghausen is known for its three castles, Castle Luedinghausen, Kakesbeck Castle and Vischering Castle.

The town of Lüdinghausen includes the village of Seppenrade ([ˈzɛpn̩ʁɑːdə]), where the ammonite Parapuzosia seppenradensis was found in 1895.^{[citation needed]} The name 'Seppenrade' likely derives from the German words 'Siepe' meaning a valley with a spring and 'Rade' meaning a forest clearing.

Lüdinghausen is twinned with: