Schöppingen (; ) is a municipality in the
district of Borken in the state of
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
,
Germany
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. It is located approximately south-west of
Steinfurt
Steinfurt (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From –1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt.
Geography
Steinfurt is situated north-west of Münster, North Rhine-Westp ...
.
The
Master of the Schöppingen Altarpiece derives his name from an altarpiece that hangs in the town
parish church
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.
Gallery
File:Schöppingen, das Alte Rathaus foto18 2012-04-30 13.40.JPG, Das Alte Rathaus
File:Schöppingen, das Sankt Antoniushaus foto7 2012-04-30 13.48.JPG, Das Sankt Antoniushaus
File:Schöppingen, straatzicht die Bergstrasse met beeld op sokkel foto8 2016-04-03 14.12.jpg, Bergstrasse with sculpture
File:Tussen Schöppingen en Heek, Statue des Sankt Johannes Nepomuk Dm77 met die Vechte op de achtergrond foto9 2016-04-03 14.27.jpg, Statue of Saint Johannes Nepomuk
Personalities
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Heinrich von Ahaus (c. 1371–1439), promoter of the movement of the brothers and sisters of common life
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Heinrich Krechting (1501-1580), radical leader of the
Baptist
Baptists are a Christian denomination, denomination within Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches ge ...
movement
References
Borken (district)
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