Schönborn, Rhein-Lahn
Schönborn is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
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Location of Schönborn within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°18′9″N 7°59′42″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 (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 722 |
| • Density | 62/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 |
Schönborn is the origin of the Counts of Schönborn. From 1100 until 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
- Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
- http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World
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