Marpingen

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.

Marpingen
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Marpingen within Sankt Wendel district
Marpingen Show map of Germany Marpingen Show map of Saarland
Coordinates: 49°27′N 7°3′E
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Sankt Wendel
Subdivisions	4
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
• Density	259.5/km2 (672.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66646
Dialling codes	06827, 06853
Vehicle registration	WND
Website	www.marpingen.de

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 Marpingen, Germany, Our Lady is said to have appeared several times to three groups of visionaries: in 1876–1877, then in 1934–1936, and in 1999. The investigation performed by the Bishop of Trier after the last apparition concluded in 2005 that "the events in Marpingen cannot be confirmed as being of supernatural origin".^[3]

From 1822 to 1946, Marpingen was apart of the Rhine Province in the Kingdom of Prussia. 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 the municipality as a result.^[4]

See also

• Marian apparitions
• Kulturkampf