County of Sponheim

County of Sponheim Grafschaft Sponheim (German)
11th century – 1804
Coat of arms of Upper Sponheim
Location of the County of Sponheim
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Sponheim Traben-Trarbach Kreuznach
Government	Feudal County
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	11th century
• Partitioned to Starkenburg and Kreuznach	c. 1225
• Divided between Baden, Palatinate-Simmern-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and the Electoral Palatinate	1437
• Joined Upper Rhenish Imperial Circle	1500
• Annexed by the First French Empire	1804
Preceded by Succeeded by Rhenish Franconia Duchy of Lorraine Kingdom of Prussia Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Kingdom of Bavaria

The County of Sponheim (German: Grafschaft Sponheim, former spelling: Spanheim, Spanheym) was an independent territory in the Holy Roman Empire that lasted from the 11th century until the early 19th century. The name comes from the municipality of Sponheim, where the counts had their original residence.