Lüttringhausen is a district of the

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town of

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with a population of 17,857 in 2005; 11,829 in 1905; 13,560, mostly

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, in 1910.

Overview

It was founded around the year 1189. At this time, Lüttringhausen belonged to the

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. In 1929, Lüttringhausen was incorporated in the municipality of Remscheid. Remscheid prison of is in Lüttringhausen, as well as a large Protestant psychiatric hospital called '' Stiftung Tannenhof''. The Autobahn 1 passes Lüttringhausen, offering two junctions: ("Ronsdorf-Lüttringhausen" and "Lüttringhausen-Lennep"). There are many notable churches in Lüttringhausen, the oldest of which is a Protestant church built in 1735. Its architecture is considered a Baroque architectural masterpiece typical of the regional style found around "

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". The town hall, built in 1907, is also well-known. Adolf Clarenbach, one of the first

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s on the

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, was born on the "Buscherhof" in Lüttringhausen around the year 1497. He was

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on September 28, 1529 because of his activities as a reformer. Every year on the first Sunday in

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the Christmas fair in Lüttringhausen is visited by many thousands of people.

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