Schöffengrund

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Schöffengrund is a municipality in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

Schöffengrund
Coat of arms of Schöffengrund
Location of Schöffengrund within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district
DietzhölztalHaigerEschenburgSiegbachDillenburgBreitscheidDriedorfGreifensteinBischoffenHerbornSinnMittenaarHohenahrEhringshausenAßlarLahnauWetzlarHüttenbergSolmsLeunBraunfelsSchöffengrundWaldsolmsNorth Rhine-WestphaliaRhineland-PalatinateMarburg-BiedenkopfGießen (district)WetteraukreisHochtaunuskreisLimburg-Weilburg
Schöffengrund is located in Germany
Schöffengrund
Schöffengrund
Schöffengrund is located in Hesse
Schöffengrund
Schöffengrund
Coordinates: 50°29′N 08°29′E / 50.483°N 8.483°E / 50.483; 8.483
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictLahn-Dill-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2022–28) Michael Peller[1]
Area
 • Total34.11 km2 (13.17 sq mi)
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,524
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35641
Dialling codes06445
Vehicle registrationLDK
Websitewww.schoeffengrund.de

Geography

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Location

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Schöffengrund lies only a few kilometres south of Wetzlar in the Hochtaunus Nature Park.

Neighbouring communities

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Schöffengrund borders in the north on the towns of Solms and Wetzlar, in the east on the community of Hüttenberg (all three in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis), in the southeast on the community of Langgöns (Gießen district), in the south on the community of Waldsolms, and in the west on the town of Braunfels (both in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis).

Constituent communities

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The community consists of the centres of Laufdorf, Niederquembach, Niederwetz, Oberquembach, Oberwetz and Schwalbach.

History

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As part of Hesse's municipal reforms, the communities 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

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Municipal council

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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

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The community of Schöffengrund maintains partnerships with the following places:

References

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  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
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