Schönborn, Rhein-Hunsrück

Schönborn
Coat of arms
Schönborn
Location of Schönborn within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
Coordinates: 49°57′30″N 7°28′29″E / 49.95833°N 7.47472°E / 49.95833; 7.47472Coordinates: 49°57′30″N 7°28′29″E / 49.95833°N 7.47472°E / 49.95833; 7.47472
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Simmern
Government
• Mayor	Manfred Gruhn
Area
• Total	3.90 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	248
• Density	64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	55469
Dialling codes	06761
Vehicle registration	SIM

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 of Simmern, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Schönborn

Geography

Municipal centre

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.^[2]

Mayor

Schönborn’s mayor is Manfred Gruhn.^[3]

Hauptstraße 10: Evangelical church

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:^[4]

• Evangelical church, Hauptstraße 10 – Gothic Revival brick building, 1899

References

External links

• Media related to Schönborn, Rhein-Hunsrück at Wikimedia Commons
• Schönborn in the collective municipality’s webpages (German)

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