Sonneberg
Town in Thuringia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town in Thuringia. For the hill of the same name, see Sonneberg (hill). For district, see Sonneberg (district). For village in the Czech Republic, see Slunečná.
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.
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Sonneberg | |
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Location of Sonneberg within Sonneberg district | |
Coordinates: 50°21′N 11°10′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 |
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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]