Schöffengrund
Schöffengrund | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Schöffengrund
within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district | |
Location of Schöffengrund | |
Schöffengrund Schöffengrund | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′N 08°29′E / 50.483°N 8.483°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–28) | Michael Peller[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.11 km2 (13.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,590 |
| • Density | 193/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 35641 |
| Dialling codes | 06445 |
| Vehicle registration | LDK |
| Website | www.schoeffengrund.de |
Schöffengrund (German pronunciation: [ˈʃœfn̩ˌɡʁʊnt]) is a municipality in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Schöffengrund lies only a few kilometres south of Wetzlar in the Hochtaunus Nature Park.
Neighbouring municipalities
Schöffengrund borders in the north on the towns of Solms and Wetzlar, in the east on the municipality of Hüttenberg (all three in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis), in the southeast on the municipality of Langgöns (Gießen district), in the south on the municipality of Waldsolms, and in the west on the town of Braunfels (both in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis).
Constituent municipalities
The municipality consists of the centres of Laufdorf, Niederquembach, Niederwetz, Oberquembach, Oberwetz and Schwalbach.
History
As part of Hesse's municipal reforms, the municipalities of Schwalbach, Laufdorf, Niederquembach, Niederwetz, Oberquembach and Oberwetz merged on 1 January 1972 and chose the historic name Schöffengrund, which does back to the old court region, the so-called "Quembacher Gericht", which was held at the "stone" near Oberquembach. This was where the Schöffen ("jurymen") from distinguished families in the villages that belonged to the court met for the court's sittings. Grund is German for "ground".
Politics
Municipal council
The municipal elections in 2011 yielded the following results:
| SPD | 8 seats |
| FWG | 11 seats |
| CDU | 5 seats |
| Greens | 5 seats |
| UWG | 2 seats |
Note: FWG and UWG are citizens' coalitions.
Partnerships
The municipality of Schöffengrund maintains partnerships with the following places:
- Chauray in the département of Deux-Sèvres, France since 1990
- Langewiesen, Thuringia since 1992.
References
- ^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. Archived from the original (XLS) on 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.