Marpingen
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Location of Marpingen within Sankt Wendel district
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| Coordinates | 49°27′N 7°3′E / 49.45°N 7.05°ECoordinates: 49°27′N 7°3′E / 49.45°N 7.05°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Sankt Wendel |
| Local subdivisions | 4 |
| Mayor | Werner Laub (SPD) |
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| Area | 39.68 km2 (15.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
| Population | 10,770 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 271 /km2 (703 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WND |
| Postal code | 66646 |
| Area codes | 06827, 06853 |
| Website | www.marpingen.de |
Marpingen is a municipality in the district of Sankt Wendel , in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approx. 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, und Habenichts, which is in the administrative area of Urexweiler.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- 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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