Marpingen

Marpingen is a municipality in the district of Sankt Wendel, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 8 km west of Sankt Wendel, and 25 km north of Saarbrücken.

Marpingen
Municipality
Coat of arms of Marpingen
Coat of arms
Location of Marpingen within Sankt Wendel district
Marpingen is located in Germany
Marpingen
Marpingen
Marpingen is located in Saarland
Marpingen
Marpingen
Coordinates: 49°27′N 7°3′E
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
DistrictSankt Wendel
Subdivisions4
Government
 • Mayor (2016–26) Volker Weber[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total39.68 km2 (15.32 sq mi)
Elevation
301 m (988 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,962
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66646
Dialling codes06827, 06853
Vehicle registrationWND
Websitewww.marpingen.de

The municipality contains the urban areas Marpingen, Urexweiler, Alsweiler und Berschweiler, which have the status of Ortschaft, and Rheinstraße, which is in the administrative area of Marpingen, and Habenichts, which is in the administrative area of Urexweiler.

History

In 1876, at the height of the Kulturkampf, Marpingen was claimed to be the site of an apparition of the Virgin Mary, leading to a major conflict between the Prussian Government and the believers who flocked to Marpingen as a result.[3]

See also

References
  1. Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
  2. "Amtliche Einwohnerzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2022.
  3. Blackbourn, David (1994). Marpingen: Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Nineteenth-Century Germany. New York: Alfred A Knopf. ISBN 0-679-41843-1.


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