Schönberg, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Location of Schönberg within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
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| Coordinates: 49°45′30″N 06°55′28″E / 49.75833°N 6.92444°ECoordinates: 49°45′30″N 06°55′28″E / 49.75833°N 6.92444°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Bernkastel-Wittlich | |
| Municipal assoc. | Thalfang am Erbeskopf | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Harald Prümm | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 232 | |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 54426 | |
| Dialling codes | 06504 | |
| Vehicle registration | WIL | |
Schönberg near Thalfang is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Schönberg lies some 20 km east of Trier and 8 km from the Mehring interchange on the Autobahn A 1. Schönberg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf, whose seat is in the municipality of Thalfang. The municipality lies in the middle of the Hunsrück, whose highest elevation is the Erbeskopf at 816 m above sea level. The Erbeskopf is roughly 6 km from the municipality as the crow flies. Flowing near Schönberg are the upper reaches of the river Kleine Dhron.
Schönberg belonged to the Archbishopric of Trier. As a result of the turmoil of the French Revolution, Schönberg lay under French rule beginning about 1800. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
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.
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