According to police, nine activists were taken to the hospital by ambulance following the clashes and more than 70 police officers have suffered injuries since authorities began clearing the site last week.
Mining firm RWE expects the final demolition of the remnants of the small village to take about eight to 10 days and that excavators could begin digging out the lignite coal beneath in March or April.
Company officials said that police plan to remain on site until the demolition is complete.
The government agreed to the destruction of Lützerath as part of a broader deal with RWE. In return, RWE agreed to move up the planned end of all coal mining in North Rhine Westphalia by eight years, from 2038 to 2030.
Politicians who supported the deal contend that the coal is needed to secure Germany's energy supplies.
The environmentalist Green Party has faced particularly sharp criticism for its support of the deal. The Greens are part of the ruling government coalitions both federally and in the state of North Rhine Westphalia.
"It wasn't an easy compromise for me personally," federal Green Party leader Ricarda Lang told broadcaster ARD on Monday morning, "nor do I think it was easy for many in my party."
But Lang called it a strength that the party was able to take difficult political decisions.
