Schönberg (near Thalfang)

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 45 '  N , 6 ° 55'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Association municipality :	Thalfang at the Erbeskopf
Height :	450 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.1 km 2
Residents:	225 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	44 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54426
Area code :	06504
License plate :	WIL, BKS
Community key :	07 2 31 115
Association administration address:	Saarstrasse 7 54424 Thalfang
Website :	www.erbeskopf.de
Local Mayor :	Harald Prümm
Location of the local community Schönberg in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich

Schönberg is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate , near Thalfang . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Thalfang am Erbeskopf .

geography

Schönberg is about 20 km east of Trier and 8 km from the Mehring junction of the A1 . The place is in the middle of the Hunsrück , the highest point of which is the Erbeskopf at 816 m above sea level. NN is. The Erbeskopf is about 6 km as the crow flies from the village. The upper Kleine Dhron flows near Schönberg .

history

Until the end of the 18th century, Schönberg belonged to the Maximin Office in the Electorate of Trier and was part of the Detzem High Court district . Due to the turmoil of the French Revolution , Schönberg came under French rule after 1794 and became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815 . Schönberg has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946.

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 269 1835 298 1871 278 1905 275 1939 287

year Residents 1950 254 1961 226 1970 248 1987 242 2005 241

Municipal council

The council in Schoenberg composed of six council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Economy and Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Schönberg is a rural community with small businesses for local needs.

traffic

The Hunsrückhöhenstraße runs nearby .

Attractions

Monoliths

Menhir at the transformer station

Menhir at the transformer station (back)

Menhirs are set up in two different places on the parish of the local community .

To the north of the village, not far from the Büdlicherbrück - Talling road, on the edge of the valley, stands the menhir made from a quartzite boulder . The stone is 2.85 meters high, 1.35 meters wide and 0.95 meters thick. It tapers towards the top without ending in a point. The second is near the transformer station on the edge of Kreisstraße 108 in the direction of Schönberg. It is 2.85 m long, 1.30 m wide and 1.10 m thick. After adjustment work, the stone was replaced about 50 meters north of the site. It stands a little east of the substation by two benches.

Buildings

• List of cultural monuments in Schönberg

Web links

Commons : Schönberg  - Collection of Images

• Link catalog on Schönberg at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

literature

• Robert Schmitz: Schönberg - Pictures of History , publication series of the local chronicles of the Trier region No. 54, published by the local community of Schönberg

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections