Schöppingen

Schöppingen
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
subdivisions	2
Mayor	Josef Niehoff
Basic statistics
Area	86.77 km² (33.5 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (295 ft)
Population	7,909 (31/12/2006)
- Density	91 /km² (236 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BOR
Postal code	48624
Area codes	02555 02545 (Eggerode)
Website	www.schoeppingen.de Coordinates: 52°06′00″N 07°13′59″E / 52.1, 7.23306

Schöppingen is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approx. 10 km south-west of Steinfurt.

The Master of the Schöppingen Altarpiece derives his name from an altarpiece that hangs in the town parish church.

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