Sonneberg

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Sonneberg
Sonneberg town hall
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country
State	Thuringia
District	Sonneberg
Mayor	Sibylle Abel (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	45.44 km² (17.5 sq mi)
Elevation	330-640 m
Population	23,516  (31/12/2006)
- Density	518 /km² (1,340 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SON
Postal codes	96501 – 96515
Area code	03675
Website	www.sonneberg.de
Location of the town of Sonneberg within Sonneberg district
Coordinates: 50°21′0″N 11°10′0″E / 50.35, 11.16667

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.

Contents 1 Sister cities 2 Sights 2.1 Museums 2.2 Buildings 3 Regular meetings 4 Traffic

[change] Sister cities

•  Germany, Göppingen
•  Germany, Neustadt bei Coburg

[change] Sights

[change] Museums

• Schlauaquarium Nautiland
• Heimattiergarten
• German Toy Museum
• Astronomiemuseum

[change] Buildings

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

[change] 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

[change] Traffic

• B 89 Konach-Meiningen
• A 73 Nürnberg-Coburg-Suhl about 15 km 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