Löningen (German: [ˈløːnɪŋən] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Beginning in 1200 Löningen belonged to the Count von Tecklenburg.

In 1803, church rule ended and Löningen belonged to the Duchy of Oldenburg.

This was dissolved 1879 and Löningen was assigned to the district of Cloppenburg.

During the World War II, the first bombs in the Löningen area fell in 1940, and in 1945 the Löningen district courthouse was destroyed by bombing.