Schöppingen

Schöppingen
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Schöppingen within Borken district
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Coordinates: 52°06′00″N 07°13′59″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 km^2 (26.55 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,807
• Density	99/km^2 (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

• 
  Das Alte Rathaus
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  Das Sankt Antoniushaus
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  Bergstrasse with sculpture
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  Statue of Saint Johannes Nepomuk

Personalities

• 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

1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
2. "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.