Oestinghausen is a village in the municipality of Lippetal in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of 1,944 [1] (as of 30 June 2012).

Other local associations are the Oestinghausen marching band, the Scouts and a volunteer fire department.

Oestinghausen is located on the Bundesstraße 475 (Federal Road) about seven kilometers north of the city of Soest on the creeks Ahse and Rosenaue, which meet south of the village.51°38′09″N 08°06′09″E / 51.63583°N 8.10250°E / 51.63583; 8.10250.

The most important building in Oestinghausen is the romanesque church of St Stephanus in the old centre of the village.

The transept and vaulted ceiling were added in the thirteenth century and the top of the steeple was erected in 1715].

The court clerk worked and lived in the Renaissance-style half-timbered house called the "Chur Cöllnisches Amtshaus".