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Schönborn, Rhein-Hunsrück

Coordinates: 49°57′30″N 7°28′29″E / 49.95833°N 7.47472°E / 49.95833; 7.47472
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Schönborn
Coat of arms of Schönborn
Location of Schönborn within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
Schönborn is located in Germany
Schönborn
Schönborn
Schönborn is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Schönborn
Schönborn
Coordinates: 49°57′30″N 7°28′29″E / 49.95833°N 7.47472°E / 49.95833; 7.47472
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Simmern-Rheinböllen
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Manfred Gruhn[1]
Area
 • Total3.90 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total279
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55469
Dialling codes06761
Vehicle registrationSIM

Schönborn 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.

Schönborn

Geography

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Municipal centre

Location

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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

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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

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Municipal council

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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

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Schönborn's mayor is Manfred Gruhn.[4]

Hauptstraße 10: Evangelical church

Culture and sightseeing

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Buildings

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The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate's Directory of Cultural Monuments:[5]

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Municipal election results for Schönborn
  4. ^ Schönborn’s mayor Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Rhein-Hunsrück district
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