Schönborn 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 | |
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_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Schönborn within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district  | |
  Schönborn  Schönborn | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′9″N 7°59′42″E / 50.30250°N 7.99500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 732 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56370 |
| Dialling codes | 06486 |
| Vehicle registration | EMS, DIZ, GOH |
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
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World
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