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Sondershausen is a town in Thuringia, central Germany, capital of the Kyffhäuserkreis district, situated about 50 km north of Erfurt. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Schernberg was incorporated by Sondershausen.

Sondershausen
Town
Location of Sondershausen within Kyffhäuserkreis district
Sondershausen
Sondershausen
Coordinates: 51°22′N 10°52′E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictKyffhäuserkreis
Subdivisions12
Government
  Mayor (201824) Steffen Grimm[1] (Ind.)
Area
  Total114.36 km2 (44.15 sq mi)
Elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total21,034
  Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99701–99706
Dialling codes03632
Vehicle registrationKYF, ART, SDH
Websitewww.sondershausen.de

Until 1918 it was part of the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

Sondershausen Palace
Sondershausen Palace
Marketplace with Alte Wache and castle
Marketplace with "Alte Wache" and castle
View over the marketplace
View over the marketplace
Look over the town, Stockhausen
Look over the town, Stockhausen
Palace
Palace
St. Matthias Church in Stockhausen
St. Matthias Church in Stockhausen

Geography


Sondershausen is situated in North Thuringia and lies in low mountain range between Hainleite (in the north) and Windleite (in the south). The highest mountain is the Frauenberg to the west of the town. A little river called Wipper flows through Sondershausen. Around the town there are mixed forests (especially with beech trees).


Subdivisions


The city districts are:

  • City centre
  • Borntal
  • Hasenholz
  • Östertal
  • Bebra
  • Berka
  • Großfurra
  • Jecha
  • Jechaburg
  • Stockhausen
  • Großberndten
  • Himmelsberg
  • Hohenebra
  • Immenrode
  • Kleinberndten
  • Schernberg
  • Straußberg
  • Thalebra

Culture and main sights



Museums


In the Sondershausen Palace there is a large museum with three different exhibit areas. Special exhibits are the Golden Coach, the only of its kind in Germany, and the legendary Püstrich. There are possible special guided tours of demonstrationdepot, cellar, tower and park of the castle, too.

Under the city there is a mine to visit.

To visit is a Jewish bath from the 14th Century since 1999 under the gallery on the Schlossberg.


Buildings



Churches


Notable people



Sister cities


Sondershausen is twinned with three cities:[3]


References


  1. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2020". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. "Partnerstädte". Sondershausen. Retrieved 4 May 2014.



На других языках


- [en] Sondershausen

[es] Sondershausen

Sondershausen es una ciudad y capital del distrito de Kyffhäuserkreis en el estado federado de Turingia, Alemania, situada a aproximadamente 50 km al norte de Erfurt.

[ru] Зондерсхаузен

Зондерсхаузен (нем. Sondershausen) — город в Германии, районный центр, расположен в земле Тюрингия. Год основания 1125. До 1909 года служил столицей княжества Шварцбург-Зондерсгаузен.



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