Schöppingen
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Schöppingen | |
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Location of Schöppingen within Borken district | |
Coordinates: 52°06′00″N 07°13′59″E / 52.10000°N 7.23306°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Münster |
District | Borken |
Subdivisions | 2 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Franz-Josef Franzbach[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 68.77 km2 (26.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,807 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 48624 |
Dialling codes | 02555, 02545 (Eggerode) |
Vehicle registration | BOR |
Website | www.schoeppingen.de |
Schöppingen is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) south-west of Steinfurt.
The Master of the Schöppingen Altarpiece derives his name from an altarpiece that hangs in the town parish church.
Gallery
[edit]- Das Alte Rathaus
- Das Sankt Antoniushaus
- Bergstrasse with sculpture
- Statue of Saint Johannes Nepomuk
Personalities
[edit]- Heinrich von Ahaus (c. 1371–1439), promoter of the movement of the brothers and sisters of common life
- Heinrich Krechting (1501-1580), radical leader of the Baptist movement
References
[edit]- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.