The Old Town Hall is a striking historic building on Sonneberg's market square. It was built in 1844–45 according to the plans of the architect Carl Alexander von Heideloff. For visitors interested in culture, this specific building is a point of reference in Sonneberg.
You can rent a holiday apartment in Sonneberg.
Nature
Sonneberg is located in southern Thuringia between hills and mountains on the southern slopes of the Thuringian Forest.
Culture
Historic ecclesiastical buildings and old bourgeois houses can be found in the centre of Sonneberg. Following the town fire of 1840, the medieval market square retained its historic street layout.
In the surroundings of Sonneberg are Sonneberg Castle, approximately 1.2 km to the north, Neuhaus Castle, approximately 7.3 km to the southeast, and Loosbrand, approximately 4.1 km to the north. Other named points with an approximate location from Sonneberg are the European Museum of Modern Glass, approximately 12.8 km to the southwest, Upper Mitwitz Castle, approximately 12.9 km to the south, Buhler, approximately 8.8 km to the northwest, Vesteberg, approximately 17.2 km to the southwest, and Eckartsberg, approximately 17.8 km to the southwest.
The German Toy Museum was founded in 1901 and documents Sonneberg's historic role as an important European centre of toy production.
Sonneberg is closely associated with toy manufacturing and is known as the „Toy Capital of the World“. Before the First World War, around 20 per cent of the toys traded on the world market were produced here, mainly through homework.
Hiking and regional excursions
A documented circular hiking trail around Sonneberg is 15.1 km long, classified as moderate, and combines nature with cultural highlights. For visitors interested in combining hiking, nature and culture, this circular trail is a suitable specific experience in Sonneberg.
Sonneberg is presented as part of the Coburg.Rennsteig holiday region; the region provides orientation for hikes and regional excursions in the wider area.
Family
Family-oriented visitor attractions in Sonneberg include the public Nautiland aquarium and the ice rink in Sonneberg.
For further options, you can open the following local pages: Effelder-Rauenstein, Föritz, Frankenblick, Goldisthal, Judenbach, Lauscha, Mengersgereuth-Hämmern, Neuhaus Am Rennweg, Neuhaus-Schierschnitz, Schalkau, Scheibe-Alsbach, Sonneberg, Spechtsbrunn, Steinach, Steinheid.
