Schöppingen

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Coat of arms

Location of Schöppingen within Borken district

(2020–25) Franz-Josef Franzbach^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total68.77 km² (26.55 sq mi)Elevation

90 m (300 ft)Population

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total6,807 • Density99/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

48624

Dialling codes02555, 02545 (Eggerode)Vehicle registrationBORWebsitewww.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
Das Sankt Antoniushaus
Bergstrasse with sculpture
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

^ 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.