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Beckingen | |
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 View from the Oberlimberg | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Beckingen within Merzig-Wadern district  | |
  Beckingen  Beckingen | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′34.21″N 6°42′02.78″E / 49.3928361°N 6.7007722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Merzig-Wadern |
| Subdivisions | 9 parts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–26) | Thomas Collmann[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.63 km2 (19.93 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 14,928 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66701 |
| Dialling codes | 06832, 06835 |
| Vehicle registration | MZG |
| Website | Official website |
Beckingen (Saarlandic dialect: Beckinge) is a municipality in the Merzig-Wadern district in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approximately 7 km southeast of Merzig and 30 km northwest of Saarbrücken. 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.
- ^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.