Sonneberg (district)

Sonneberg is a Landkreis (rural district) in the south of Thuringia, Germany.

District
Coat of arms of Coat of arms
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Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
Capital	Sonneberg
Area
• Total	433 km2 (167 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	66,562
• Density	153.72/km2 (398.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SON
Website	http://www.lkson.de

History

The district was created in 1868 when districts were created in Saxe-Meiningen. In 1952 part of the district was incorporated into the newly created district Neuhaus am Rennweg. This district was dissolved again in 1994 and the district Sonneberg did regain its old size.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows symbols of the historic states which make up the territory of the district. In the topleft is the lion as symbol of the county of Meißen. In the top right is the symbol of the Lords of Sonneberg, which includes a sheep scissor. In the bottom left the symbol of the Counts of Schaumberg-Rauenstein; in the bottom right is the coat of arms of Saxony.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Lauscha Neuhaus am Rennweg Schalkau Sonneberg Steinach	Bachfeld Föritztal Frankenblick Goldisthal

Sonneberg (district) Media

• DEU Landkreis Sonneberg COA 1952.svg

  DEULandkreisSonnebergCOA

Other websites

• Official website (German)