Schönborn, Rhein-Lahn

Schönborn
Location of Schönborn within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district

Location of Schönborn
Schönborn
Schönborn
Coordinates: 50°18′9″N 7°59′42″E / 50.30250°N 7.99500°E / 50.30250; 7.99500
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Aar-Einrich
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Bernd Roßtäuscher[1]
Area
 • Total
11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
703
 • Density60.0/km2 (155/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56370
Dialling codes06486
Vehicle registrationEMS, DIZ, GOH

Schönborn (German pronunciation: [ˈʃøːnbɔʁn]) is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. It belongs to the association community of Aar-Einrich.

Schönborn is the origin of the Counts of Schönborn. Between 1100 and 1479, the lords were vassals of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen whose castle at Katzenelnbogen was three miles away. Today a little house next to the church is still called Schönborner Hof.[3]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World