Marpingen

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Marpingen
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Coat of arms of Marpingen
Marpingen (Germany)
Marpingen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saarland
District Sankt Wendel
Local subdivisions 4
Mayor Werner Laub (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 39.68 km² (15.3 sq mi)
Elevation 301 m  (988 ft)
Population 11,172  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 282 /km² (729 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WND
Postal code 66646
Area codes 06827, 06853
Website www.marpingen.de

Coordinates: 49°27′00″N 7°3′00″E / 49.45, 7.05

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.

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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