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    Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia

    Marpingen
    Municipality
    Coat of arms of Marpingen
    Coat of arms
    Location of Marpingen within Sankt Wendel district
    NonnweilerNohfeldenFreisenTholeyOberthalMarpingenNambornSankt WendelRhineland-PalatinateMerzig-WadernSaarlouis (district)Neunkirchen (German district)
    Marpingen is located in Germany
    Marpingen
    Marpingen
    Marpingen is located in Saarland
    Marpingen
    Marpingen
    Coordinates: 49°27′N 7°3′E / 49.450°N 7.050°E / 49.450; 7.050
    CountryGermany
    StateSaarland
    DistrictSankt Wendel
    Subdivisions4
    Government
     • Mayor (2016–26) Volker Weber[1] (SPD)
    Area
     • Total
    		39.68 km2 (15.32 sq mi)
    Elevation
    		301 m (988 ft)
    Population
     (2024-12-31)[2]
     • Total
    		10,297
     • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
    Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
     • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
    Postal codes
    66646
    Dialling codes06827, 06853
    Vehicle registrationWND
    Websitewww.marpingen.de

    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.

    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. ^ Saarland.de "Amtliche Einwohnerzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2024, basierend auf dem Zensus 2022" (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
    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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