Editing Lüdenscheid (section)

==History==
While first settlement in the Lüdenscheid area is confirmed for the 9th century, the first mention of the place as a village was made in 1067 and as a city in 1268. In the 15th and 16th century Lüdenscheid was a member of the [[Hanseatic League]]. Since 1609 the town belonged to the [[Electorate of Brandenburg]], the later [[Prussia]]. In 1815 it became part of the new Prussian [[Province of Westphalia]], and 1975, with the creation of the Märkischer Kreis, became seat of its administration. In 1898 the aluminium framework of the first [[Zeppelin]] airship was built in the factory of [[Carl Berg (airship builder)|Carl Berg]] in Lüdenscheid.