Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH or Märklin is a German toy company. The company was founded in 1859 and is based at Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg. Although it originally specialised in doll house accessories, today it is best known for model railways and technical toys. In some parts of Germany and in Sweden, the company's name is almost synonymous with model railways.
Märklin Museum in Göppingen
A carousel made by the company in 1911, from the collection of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis
A simple Märklin model
A coffee-table Märklin layout in Z scale (1:220). The locomotive is about 50 mm long.
Göppingen is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the district Göppingen. Göppingen is home to the toy company Märklin, and it is the birthplace of football player Jürgen Klinsmann. It also hosts the headquarters of TeamViewer AG.
Stiftskirche
City hall
Friedrich Christoph Oetinger 1775