Schönborn, Rhein-Lahn
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| Schönborn | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
|---|---|
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Katzenelnbogen |
| Mayor | Bernd Roßtäuscher |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 11.71 km² (4.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1050 ft) |
| Population | 765 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 65 /km² (169 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | EMS |
| Postal code | 56370 |
| Area code | 06486 |
Schönborn is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
Schönborn is the origin of the Counts of Schönborn. From 1100 up to 1479 the lords were vassals of the Counts of Katzenelnbogenwith a local distance of 3 miles between the castle of Katzenelnbogen and the farm. Today a little house next to the church is still called Schönborner Hof[1].
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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