Schöppingen

Schöppingen
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Schöppingen within Borken district
Location of Schöppingen
Schöppingen Location within Germany Schöppingen Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 52°06′00″N 07°13′59″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Franz-Josef Franzbach (Ind.)
Area
• Total	68.81 km2 (26.57 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	6,746
• Density	98.04/km2 (253.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	48624
Dialling codes	02555, 02545 (Eggerode)
Vehicle registration	BOR
Website	www.schoeppingen.de

Schöppingen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃœpɪŋən]; Low German: Schüöping) is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) south-west of Steinfurt.

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1965	4,393	—
1970	4,561	+0.75%
1975	4,716	+0.67%
1980	4,823	+0.45%
1985	5,195	+1.50%
1990	5,732	+1.99%
1995	6,379	+2.16%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2000	7,846	+4.23%
2005	7,814	−0.08%
2010	8,398	+1.45%
2015	7,280	−2.82%
2020	6,759	−1.47%
2025	6,746	−0.04%

Source: Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen

Gallery

• 
  Das Alte Rathaus
• 
  Das Sankt Antoniushaus
• 
  Bergstrasse with sculpture
• 
  Statue of Saint Johannes Nepomuk

Personalities

• Heinrich von Ahaus (c. 1371–1439), promoter of the movement of the brothers and sisters of common life
• Heinrich Krechting (1501–1580), radical leader of the Baptist movement