Sonneberg

Sonneberg is a German city in the south of Thuringia. The nearest large city is Coburg. The population of Sonneberg is about 20,000 people. The mayor of the city is Sibylle Abel.

Sonneberg
Town
Sonneberg town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Sonneberg within Sonneberg district
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Coordinates: 50°21′N 11°10′E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Sonneberg
Government
• Mayor	Sibylle Abel (CDU)
Area
• Total	45.44 km2 (17.54 sq mi)
Highest elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Lowest elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	22,843
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	96501 – 96515
Dialling codes	03675
Vehicle registration	SON
Website	www.sonneberg.de

Sister cities

• Germany, Göppingen
• Germany, Neustadt bei Coburg

Sights

Museums

• Schlauaquarium Nautiland
• Heimattiergarten
• German Toy Museum
• Astronomiemuseum

Buildings

• Sternwarte
• Citychurch St.Peter
• Militarychuch St. Aegidien
• Old City hall
• New City hall
• House of AOK
• Main station

Regular meetings

• International Jazz Days of Sonneberg
• Sonneberger Vogelschießen
• Sonneberger Kneipenfest
• Sonneberger Musikmeile
• Doll Theater Weeks
• International Doll Festival (with Neustadt bei Coburg)
• City festival

Traffic

• B 89 Konach-Meiningen
• A 73 Nürnberg-Coburg-Suhl about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) away from Sonneberg there is the Connectionpoint Neustadt bei Coburg-Sonneberg. It is next to Coburg.
• With the train to Coburg and to Eisenach
• Next airports in Coburg and Suhl