Beauty

Beauty City of Erbach Coordinates: 49 ° 37 '43 " N , 8 ° 59' 45" E
Height :	239 (232-281) m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.53 km²
Residents :	296 (Dec. 31, 2014)
Population density :	54 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	August 1, 1972
Postal code :	64711
Area code :	06062

Schönnen is a district of the district town of Erbach in the Odenwaldkreis in southern Hesse .

Geographical location

Schönnen is located in the low mountain range Odenwald , three kilometers south of the main town Erbach.

The lower village lies in the valley of the Mümling . Coming from Oberdorf, the so-called Fettbach flows towards the Mümling from the east. The village community center (former schoolhouse) and a fire station for the volunteer fire brigade are also located in the upper village .

history

The village was first mentioned in documents in 1290. In 1939 the place had 230 inhabitants and belonged to the district of Erbach.

On August 1, 1972, Schönnen was incorporated into the district town of Erbach as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

Place name

In documents that have been received, Schönnen was mentioned under the following names (the year of mention in brackets):

Schonowe (1290)
Schoena (1347)
Schonauwe (1353)
Beautiful (1370)
Schonawe (1398)
Schona (1416)
Schonauwe (1419)
Schonauwe (1443)

traffic

The bus lines 34 and 50 of the Odenwald-Regional-Gesellschaft (OREG) ensure local public transport .

Web links

District Schönnen on the website of the city of Erbach.
Schönnen, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Schönnen in the Hessian Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Schönnen, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of June 9, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Population statistics . In: website. City of Erbach, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; accessed in May 2016 .
↑ Law on the reorganization of the district of Erbach (GVBl. II 330–16) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 224 , § 5 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 358 .

[lagis-1] Schönnen, Odenwaldkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of June 9, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] Population statistics . In: website. City of Erbach, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; accessed in May 2016 .

[3] Law on the reorganization of the district of Erbach (GVBl. II 330–16) of July 11, 1972 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1972 No. 17 , p. 224 , § 5 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).

[4] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 358 .