Sonneberg

Sonneberg
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Sonneberg
Location of Sonneberg within Sonneberg district
FöritztalFrankenblickGoldisthalLauschaNeuhaus am RennwegSchalkauSonnebergSteinach
Sonneberg is located in Germany
Sonneberg
Sonneberg
Sonneberg is located in Thuringia
Sonneberg
Sonneberg
Coordinates: 50°21′N 11°10′E / 50.350°N 11.167°E / 50.350; 11.167
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSonneberg
Government
 • Mayor (2022–28) Dr. Heiko Voigt[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total84.69 km2 (32.70 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total23,507
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96515
Dialling codes03675, 036762, 036703
Vehicle registrationSON, NH
Websitewww.sonneberg.de

Sonneberg in Thuringia, Germany, is the seat of the Sonneberg district. It is in the Franconian south of Thuringia, neighboring its Upper Franconian twin town Neustadt bei Coburg.

Sonneberg became known as the "world toy city", and is home to the German Toy Museum [de] and the Sonneberg observatory, founded in 1925. The Thuringian Slate Mountains border the city, with the Franconian Forest to the east. [3]

  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Landschaftssteckbrief Frankenwald". Bundesamt für Naturschutz.