Sonneberg | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sonneberg within Sonneberg district  | |
  Sonneberg  Sonneberg | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′N 11°10′E / 50.350°N 11.167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Sonneberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–28) | Dr. Heiko Voigt[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 84.69 km2 (32.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 23,507 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 96515 |
| Dialling codes | 03675, 036762, 036703 |
| Vehicle registration | SON, NH |
| Website | www.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 and the Sonneberg observatory, founded in 1925. The Thuringian Slate Mountains border the city, with the Franconian Forest to the east. [3]
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
- ^ "Landschaftssteckbrief Frankenwald". Bundesamt für Naturschutz.