Düppenweiler
Ortsteil of Beckingen in Saarland, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Düppenweiler is a village in Germany that belongs to the federal state of Saarland. It is a district of the municipal of Beckingen in the county of Merzig-Wadern. The village counts 3,300 inhabitants and consists of 1.254 ha land, while approximately 507 ha of it is woodland.
Düppenweiler | |
|---|---|
 Düppenweiler Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Düppenweiler  | |
  Düppenweiler  Düppenweiler | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′49″N 6°46′00″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Merzig-Wadern |
| Municipality | Beckingen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.54 km2 (4.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,840 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66701 |
| Dialling codes | 06832 |
| Vehicle registration | MZG |
| Website | Official website |
The first official document of Düppenweiler is from 1153 and it mentions Düppenweiler as Villari. In 1335, Düppenweiler is mentioned as Duppinwilre for the first time. Excavations show that in former times Düppenweiler had a pottery, which explains where the word "Düppen" comes from. ("Düppen" in dialect means something like pot)
- Museums
Ancient copper mine "Grube Düppenweiler".[2]
- Churches
In the center of the village you can find the parish church St. Leodegar. Besides the parish church there is also the Valentin chapel that is situated out of the center.
Valentin Chapel
Working underground
Copper container in Düppenweiler
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
