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Marienthal, Kansas

Marienthal, Kansas
census-designated place
Marienthal, Kansas is located in Kansas
Marienthal, Kansas
Marienthal, Kansas
Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°29′15″N 101°12′47″W / 38.48750°N 101.21306°W / 38.48750; -101.21306Coordinates: 38°29′15″N 101°12′47″W / 38.48750°N 101.21306°W / 38.48750; -101.21306
Country United States
State Kansas
County Wichita
Elevation 3,215 ft (980 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 67863
Area code(s) 620
FIPS code 20-44600
GNIS feature ID 471501

Marienthal is an unincorporated community in Wichita County, Kansas, United States. It is also the locus of, and its name is used to identify, a census-designated place in Kansas.

In 1892, the community was founded by a group of immigrant Germans from Russia; they named it after their previous hometown of Marienthal, Russia, today Marienka, Ukraine. The post office was established March 18, 1902. Marienthal now consists of roughly 100 people, a Catholic church, a post office, a flour mill, a substance abuse treatment center, a trucking company, a bar and a grain elevator.



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