Sondershausen

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Sondershausen
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Coat of arms of Sondershausen
Sondershausen (Germany)
Sondershausen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Thuringia
District Kyffhäuserkreis
Town subdivisions 12
Mayor Joachim Kreyer (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 114.36 km² (44.2 sq mi)
Elevation 208 m  (682 ft)
Population 24,532  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 215 /km² (556 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KYF
Postal codes 99701–99706
Area code 03632
Website www.sondershausen.de

Coordinates: 51°22′00″N 10°52′00″E / 51.366667, 10.866667

Sondershausen is a town in Thuringia, 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.

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

[edit] Main sights

  • Sondershausen Castle, with natural history and antiquarian collections. Adapted as Palace in Renaissance times, it was later expanded in Baroque forms (1764-1771). Especially noteworthy are the "Blue Hall" and the gardens.
  • The Old Princes' Palace (1721-1725), a residence of the princes from 1835 to 1851. It currently houses the district administration office of the Kyffhäuserkreis.
  • The Baroque Trinitatiskirche, a Lutheran church, with the mausoleum (1892) of the reigning princes.
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