Schönborn, Rhein-Hunsrück
Schönborn | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Schönborn
within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
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Location of Schönborn | |
Schönborn Schönborn | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′30″N 7°28′29″E / 49.95833°N 7.47472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Simmern-Rheinböllen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Manfred Gruhn[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 277 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55469 |
| Dialling codes | 06761 |
| Vehicle registration | SIM |
Schönborn (German pronunciation: [ˈʃøːnbɔʁn]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern.
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the central Hunsrück between the Kauerbach and Simmerbach valleys. To the east lies Simmern, some 4 km away, and to the west, Kirchberg, also some 4 km away.
History
Archaeological finds are known from as early as Late La Tène times. In 1290, Schönborn had its first documentary mention. The village was part of Palatinate-Simmern and, beginning in 1673, Electoral Palatinate. Beginning in 1794, Schönborn lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[3]
Mayor
Schönborn's mayor is Manfred Gruhn.[4]
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate's Directory of Cultural Monuments:[5]
- Evangelical church, Hauptstraße 10 – Gothic Revival brick building, 1899
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Municipal election results for Schönborn
- ^ Schönborn’s mayor Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Rhein-Hunsrück district
External links
- Media related to Schönborn (Hunsrück) at Wikimedia Commons
- Schönborn in the collective municipality's webpages (in German)