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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 is a town in Thuringia, Germany, that serves as the administrative center of the Sonneberg district in the region's southern Franconian area. It is located near its neighboring twin town, Neustadt bei Coburg, which is situated just across the border in Upper Franconia.

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German place.type
Stadt
German place.image_photo
Rathaus_Sonneberg2.jpg
German place.image_caption
Town hall
German place.image_coa
Wappen Sonneberg.svg
German place.image_plan
Sonneberg in SON.svg
German place.state
Thüringen
German place.district
Sonneberg
German place.elevation
400
German place.area
84.69
German place.postal_code
96515
German place.area_code
03675, 036762, 036703
German place.licence
SON, NH
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
16 0 72 018
German place.website
www.sonneberg.de
German place.mayor
Dr. Heiko Voigt
German place.leader_term
2022–28
German place.party
independent

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Wikidata facts

Population
23435
Area
84.69
Elevation
388
Official website
sonneberg.de
Image
Sonneberg-Hbf1.jpg
Dialing code
036762
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Commons category
Sonneberg
postal code
96515
short name
Sob
hashtag
Sonneberg
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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 and the Sonneberg observatory, founded in 1925. The Thuringian Slate Mountains border the city, with the Franconian Forest to the east.

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