Beckingen (Saarlandic dialect: Beckinge) is a municipality in the

Merzig-Wadern Merzig-Wadern is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northwest of the Saarland, Germany. Neighboring districts are Trier-Saarburg, Sankt Wendel, Saarlouis, the French ''département'' Moselle, and Luxembourg. History The district was created in 1816 wh ...

district in

Saarland The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and ...

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. It is situated on the river

Saar Saar or SAAR has several meanings: People Given name *Saar Boubacar (born 1951), Senegalese professional football player * Saar Ganor, Israeli archaeologist *Saar Klein (born 1967), American film editor Surname * Ain Saar (born 1968), Est ...

, approximately 7 km southeast of

Merzig Merzig (, french: Mercy, ''Moselle Franconian:'' ''Meerzisch''/''Miërzësch'') is a town in Saarland, Germany. It is the capital of the district Merzig-Wadern, with about 30,000 inhabitants in 17 municipalities on 108 km². It is situated o ...

and 30 km northwest of

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...

. It was created on January 1, 1974 as part of the territorial and administrative reform of the villages Beckingen, Düppenweiler, Erbringen, Hargarten, Hausstadt, Honzrath, Oppen, Reimsbach and Saarfels.

Overview

Beckingen is a village outside of Merzig. The old gothic-style railway station from 1858 () has been renovated from 2009 to 2014 after suffering severe damages in the

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. It is the second oldest surviving railway station in the

and the most architecturally elaborate along the

Saar Railway The Saarbrücken–Trier railway, known in German as the ''Saarstrecke'' (literally the "Saar line") in the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It connects Saarbrücken and Trier. It was opened in 1858 and 1860 and is one o ...

. The village is surrounded by mountainous terrain and a forest can be easily accessed from the centre of the village. There is a local supermarket. There are festivals during the summer. The nearest small town of Dillingen is accessible by bike or foot.

Geography

Municipal districts

The municipal is divided as follows: * Beckingen * Düppenweiler * Erbringen * Hargarten * Haustadt * Honzrath * Oppen * Reimsbach * Saarfels (former name until May 16, 1923: Fickingen)

Neighboring municipals

The entire municipality of Beckingen is adjacent to the following municipalities: Clockwise: * Bachem (district of the municipality Losheim am See) * Rimlingen (district of the municipality Losheim am See) * Rissenthal (district of the municipality Losheim am See) * Wahlen (district of the municipality Losheim am See) * Außen (district of the municipality Schmelz (Saar)) * Hüttersdorf (district of the municipality Schmelz (Saar)) * Piesbach (district of the municipality Nalbach) * Nalbach * Diefflen (district of the city of Dillingen / Saar) * Pachten (district of the city of Dillingen / Saar) * Rehlingen (district of the municipality Rehlingen-Siersburg) * Fremersdorf (district of the municipality Rehlingen-Siersburg) * Menningen (district of the city of Merzig) * Bietzen (district of the city of Merzig) * Merchingen (district of the city of Merzig) The municipality of the capital Beckingen borders on the following places: Clockwise: * Bietzen (district of the city of Merzig) * Haustadt * Düppenweiler * Nalbach * Diefflen (district of the city of Dillingen / Saar) * Pachten (district of the city of Dillingen / Saar) * Rehlingen (district of the municipality Rehlingen-Siersburg) * Saarfels * Menningen (district of the city of Merzig)

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