Schöneck, Hesse

Schöneck
Municipality
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Schöneck
Coat of arms
Location of Schöneck within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district
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Schöneck is located in Germany
Schöneck
Schöneck
Schöneck is located in Hesse
Schöneck
Schöneck
Coordinates: 50°12′5″N 8°51′15″E / 50.20139°N 8.85417°E / 50.20139; 8.85417
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictMain-Kinzig-Kreis
Subdivisions3 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30) Carina Wacker[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
21.49 km2 (8.30 sq mi)
Highest elevation
141 m (463 ft)
Lowest elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
11,986
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
61137
Dialling codes06187
Vehicle registrationMKK
Websitewww.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 12,221 inhabitants (as of 2022-12-31).[3]

Notable people

  • Johannes Meffert (1732-1795), born in Schöneck (then part of the Holy Roman Empire), 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

  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 21 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  3. ^ Website Schöneck (in German)
  4. ^ 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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