Starkenburg is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Montgomery County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
.
History
A post office called Starkenburg was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1918. The community was named after
Starkenburg
Starkenburg is an historical region in the States of Germany, State of Hesse, Germany, comprising the area south of the Main (river), Main River and east of the Rhine, around the regional capital Darmstadt.
Geography
The region is named after ...
, in Germany, the native home of a share of the early settlers.
The
Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1982.
See also
*
St. Martin's Church (Starkenburg, Missouri)
References
Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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