Schöneck, Saxony

Schöneck
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Schöneck within Vogtlandkreis district
Schöneck Schöneck
Coordinates: 50°22′N 12°19′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Vogtlandkreis
Government
• Mayor	Isa Suplie
Area
• Total	55.06 km2 (21.26 sq mi)
Elevation	707 m (2,320 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,997
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	08261
Dialling codes	037464
Vehicle registration	V
Website	www.schoeneck.eu

Schöneck (also: Schöneck/Vogtl.) is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Plauen, and 35 km (22 mi) north of Cheb. Schöneck is known as the biggest ski resort in the eastern part of Germany. With more than 700 m (church) it is the highest-located city in the Vogtland district. It belongs to the so-called music angle.

City structure

The districts of Schöneck are Arnoldsgrün, Eschenbach, Gunzen, Korna, Kottenheide, Schilbach and Zwotental.

History

Schöneck became a city in 1370, but was first mentioned one century ago, when the castle castrum Schoennecke was mentioned as a middleage manor.

After some devastating major fires (1632, 1680, 1761 and 1856), Schöneck took part in the industrialization of the 19th century. The city's main business became the cigar manufactory. In 1875, the railroad to Falkenstein and Klingenthal was built. The population grew significantly until World War II, but later the population contracted again.

Personalities

• Christian Gottlob Steinmüller (1792-1862), organ builder, born in Arnoldsgrün
• Kurt Demmler (1943-2009), songwriter and lyricist, completed an internship in the hospital in 1962/63
• Birgit Klaubert (born 1954), politician in (The Left), former vice president of the Thuringian parliament, since 2014 Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in thuringia