[2] Following the dissolution of Schöntal Abbey in 1802, its constituent towns were governed by the Kingdom of Württemberg as they had existed under the monastery.

[3] The municipality (Gemeinde) of Schöntal comprises 8,165 hectares (20,180 acres) of the Hohenlohe district, within the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Federal Republic of Germany.

It is bisected by the Jagst river, which also marks the lowest elevation in the municipality at 199.29 meters (653.8 ft) above sea level NN.

The highest elevation, 399.51 meters (1,310.7 ft), is found in the east of the municipal area.

[3] The municipal coat of arms for Schöntal displays an armored fist in silver and a crosier in gold crossed diagonally over a green field but behind the Zisterzienserbalken, a checkerboard-pattern red-and-white bar associated with the Cistercian Order.