Schöneck, Hesse
Schöneck | |
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 Coat of arms | |
show Location of Schöneck within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district | |
  Schöneck | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′5″N 8°51′15″E / 50.20139°N 8.85417°ECoordinates: 50°12′5″N 8°51′15″E / 50.20139°N 8.85417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Main-Kinzig-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 3 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Cornelia Rück[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.49 km2 (8.30 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 141 m (463 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,900 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 61137 |
| Dialling codes | 06187 |
| Vehicle registration | MKK |
| Website | www.schoeneck.de |
Schöneck is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 9 km northwest of Hanau, and 15 km northeast of Frankfurt and has 12,576 inhabitants (as of 2016-12-31).[3]
Notable people[]
- Johannes Meffert (1732-1795), born in Schöneck, immigrated to the United States and settled in Kentucky, changing his last name to Mefford. Children's entertainer Fred Rogers and Hollywood actor Tom Hanks are among his descendants.[4]
References[]
- ^ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
- ^ Website Schöneck (in German)
- ^ Maddie Capron and Christina Zdanowicz. "Tom Hanks just found out he's related to Mister Rogers". CNN. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
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