Schöffengrund
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Administrative region | Gießen |
| District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
| Population | 6,445 (31/12/2004) |
| Area | 34.11 km² |
| Population density | 189 /km² |
| Elevation | 285 m |
| Coordinates | 50°29′ N 8°29′ E |
| Postal code | 35641 |
| Area code | 06445 |
| Licence plate code | LDK |
| Mayor | Norbert Schmitt |
| Website | Gemeinde Schöffengrund |
Schöffengrund is a community in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Schöffengrund lies only a few kilometres south of Wetzlar in the Hochtaunus Nature Park.
[edit] 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).
[edit] Constituent communities
The community consists of the centres of Laufdorf, Niederquembach, Niederwetz, Oberquembach, Oberwetz and Schwalbach.
[edit] 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, of course, German for "ground".
[edit] Politics
[edit] Municipal council
The municipal elections in 2001 yielded the following results:
| SPD | 10 seats |
| FWG | 8 seats |
| CDU | 6 seats |
| Greens | 3 seats |
| UWG | 3 seats |
Note: FWG and UWG are citizens' coalitions.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Reference
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
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