Schönborn () is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography The village is located in the North Palatine Uplands, west of the Donnersberg mountain. The nearest bigger cities are Bad Kreuznach and Kaiserslautern.
History Until the end of the 18th century Schönborn belonged to the imperial immediate Baronetcy of Reipoltskirchen that was ruled by the Princes of Isenburg-Büdingen and the Counts of Hillesheim.Michael Frey: Versuch einer geographisch-historisch-statistischen Beschreibung des königlich bayerischen Rheinkreises, Band 1, Speyer 1837, S, 379 (Google Books)
After the War of the First Coalition Schönborn was occupied and later annexed by France with the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797. From 1798 to 1814 it belonged to the French Departement du Mont-Tonnerre. After the Congress of Vienna the region was first given to Austria (1815) and later to Bavaria (1816).
After World War II Schönborn became part of Rhineland-Palatinate (1946). Since 1969 it belongs to the Donnersbergkreis district.
Population Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Regionaldaten, retrieved 11 December 2021. year population 1815 175 1835 246 1871 258 1905 252 1939 221 1950 227 year population 1961 192 1970 159 1987 137 1997 144 2005 135
Infrastructure The village is located about 5 km (3 mi) from B47 federal road. A highway exit can be reached in 15 km (9 mi) in Winnweiler along A63.
Bus line 913 of the VRN connect Schönborn to Alsenz and Rockenhausen, where the nearest train station is located.
In the former radar station at the edge of the village a buddhist temple of the Theravada tradition can be visited.
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