Ibbenbüren (Westphalian: Ippenbürn) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

This rule lasted until the end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century, when Ibbenbüren finally fell into the possession of Charles V in 1548 by awkward and luckless tactics used by the counts of Tecklenburg.

After Ibbenbüren repeatedly fell under control of the Netherlands and Spain in the Dutch Revolt, it was assigned to the House of Orange-Nassau after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.

Around this time was the beginning of iron ore mining in and around Ibbenbüren, which ended in the first half of the 19th century.

On 1 February 1724 Ibbenbüren attained municipal rights, which stood among other things in connection with the introduction of excise duty.

During the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte at the beginning of the 19th century, Ibbenbüren belonged to the First French Empire, until it was freed by Prussian and Russian troops in 1815.