Schönborn, Rhein-Lahn

Schönborn is a municipality in the Rhein- Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Katzenelenbogen.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

Community structure

To Schönborn is one of the hamlet Bärbach and residential places Apfelhof Bärbach, Schauferts - yard, Schönborner mill and Soderhof.

History

Schönborn

The name of the noble family of the Counts of Schönborn goes back to the village Schönborn in Rhein- Lahn-Kreis in Diez. From a document of 1284 shows that there may have been given " the beautiful Born" in Niederlahngau, a settlement, which included a church. The inhabitants were under the rule of the Counts of Katzenelenbogen. From 1651 Hesse-Darmstadt was sovereign. 1806 the site was assigned to the Duchy of Nassau, which was annexed in 1866 by the Kingdom of Prussia. Since 1946, Schönborn is part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded. 1972 came in the wake of an administrative reform to form the municipality Katzenelenbogen who belongs to the local church Schönborn.

Bärbach

In the district Bärbach lie the ruins of the monastery Bärbach, which was first mentioned in 1339 and repealed the mid-16th century. The place itself was Bärbach 1197 mentioned as an estate of the monastery of Arnstein documented.

Demographics

The development of the population of Schönborn, values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Schönborn consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 in a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the elected municipal council:

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Schönborn trying to represent the name of the village: " the beautiful Born". The colors red and gold are the colors of the Counts of Katzenelenbogen who owned Schönborn earlier.