Schönborn, Rhein-Lahn

Schönborn is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.

Schönborn
Coat of arms
Location of Schönborn within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
Schönborn
Schönborn
Coordinates: 50°18′9″N 7°59′42″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Aar-Einrich
Government
  MayorBernd Roßtäuscher
Area
  Total11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total728
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56370
Dialling codes06486
Vehicle registrationEMS

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.[2]

Notes and references

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
  2. http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World
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