Sonnenstein, Thuringia

Municipality in Thuringia, Germany

Location of Sonnenstein within Eichsfeld district

51°32′N 10°25′E / 51.533°N 10.417°E / 51.533; 10.417CountryGermanyStateThuringiaDistrictEichsfeld Area

• Total94.51 km² (36.49 sq mi)Elevation

240 m (790 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total4,400 • Density47/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

37345

Dialling codes036072Vehicle registrationEICWebsitewww.gemeinde-sonnenstein.de

Sonnenstein is a municipality in the district of Eichsfeld, Thuringia, Germany. It was formed by the merger of the previously independent municipalities Bockelnhagen, Holungen, Jützenbach, Silkerode, Steinrode, Stöckey, Weißenborn-Lüderode and Zwinge, on 1 December 2011.^[2] These municipalities had previously been part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Eichsfeld-Südharz, which was disbanded.^[2] The seat of the municipality is in the village Weißenborn-Lüderode.^[3] The municipality consists of 8 Ortschaften (municipal divisions): Bockelnhagen (villages Bockelnhagen and Weilrode), Holungen, Jützenbach, Silkerode, Steinrode (villages Werningerode and Epschenrode), Stöckey, Weißenborn-Lüderode and Zwinge.^[3]

References

^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011, Statistisches Bundesamt
^ ^a ^b Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde Sonnenstein, 6 April 2022.