| Schöffengrund | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schöffengrund within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°29′N 08°29′E / 50.483°N 8.483°E / 50.483; 8.483 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–28) | Michael Peller |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.11 km (13.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,524 |
| • Density | 190/km (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 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 communities
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
The community consists of the centres of Laufdorf, Niederquembach, Niederwetz, Oberquembach, Oberwetz and Schwalbach.
History
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
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
The community 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" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
- "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
External links
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