Sondershausen
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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
.
there is a large museum with three different exhibit areas. Special exhibits are the Golden Coach, the only of its kind in Germany, and the legendary Püstrich.
There are possible special guided tours of demonstrationdepot, cellar, tower and park of the castle, too.
Under the city there is a mine to visit.
To visit is a Jewish bath from the 14th Century since 1999 under the gallery on the Schlossberg.
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, capital of the Kyffhäuserkreis
Kyffhäuserkreis
The Kyffhäuserkreis is a district in the northern part of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Mansfeld-Südharz, Saalekreis und Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, and the districts Sömmerda, Unstrut-Hainich and Eichsfeld.-History:...
district, situated about 50 km north of Erfurt
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Schernberg
Schernberg
Schernberg is a former municipality in the district Kyffhäuserkreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2007, it is part of the town Sondershausen....
was incorporated by Sondershausen.
Until 1918 it was part of the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with capital at Sondershausen.-History:...
.
Geography
Sondershausen is situated in North Thuringia und lies in low mountain range between Hainleite (in the north) and Windleite (in the south). The highest mountain is the Frauenberg to the west of the town. A little river called Wipper flows through Sondershausen. Around the town there are mixed forests (especial with beeches).Subdivisions
The city districts are:
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Bebra (Sondershausen) Bebra is a part of the town Sondershausen in Thuringia and it was first mentioned in a document in 1202. The village was incorporated in 1922.... Jecha (Sondershausen) Jecha is a part of the town Sondershausen in Thuringia and it was first mentioned in a document in 1282. The village was incorporated in 1950.Bebra is located southeast of Sondershausen near the river Wipper. In the center stands the St... Stockhausen (Sondershausen) Stockhausen is a part of the town Sondershausen in Thuringia and was probably made at the beginning of the 11th century. The village was incorporated in 1950.... |
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Museums
In the Sondershausen PalaceSondershausen Palace
From an architectural and art historical point of view Sondershausen Palace can be considered as one of the most important palace complexes in Thuringia. It is an irregular four-wing complex...
there is a large museum with three different exhibit areas. Special exhibits are the Golden Coach, the only of its kind in Germany, and the legendary Püstrich.
There are possible special guided tours of demonstrationdepot, cellar, tower and park of the castle, too.
Under the city there is a mine to visit.
To visit is a Jewish bath from the 14th Century since 1999 under the gallery on the Schlossberg.
Buildings
- Sondershausen PalaceSondershausen PalaceFrom an architectural and art historical point of view Sondershausen Palace can be considered as one of the most important palace complexes in Thuringia. It is an irregular four-wing complex...
, with natural history and antiquarian collections. Adapted as Palace in Renaissance times, it was later expanded in BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
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 Octagonal House
- "Alte Wache"
- "Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Sondershausen" building I. (a grammar school)
- mikveh
- theatre "Haus der Kunst" (translated: "house of art")
- Rathaus (city hall)
- Gottschalcksches Haus (House of Gottschalck)
Churches
- The Baroque Trinitatiskirche, a Lutheran church, with the mausoleum (1892) of the reigning princes.
- Crucis Church, the oldest building of Sondershausen.
- St. Matthias Church, the historicist construction is considered as one of the most beautiful churches in the region
- St. Petri Church in Jechaburg
- St. Georg Church in Bebra
- St. Viti Church in Berka
- St. Bonifatius Church in Großfurra
- St. JohannisChurch in Oberspier
- Church of Großberndten
- Church St. Mauritii in Himmelsberg
- Church Gloria Deo in Hohenebra
- Church of Immenrode
- Church St. Johannes in Kleinberndten
- St. Crucis Church in Schernberg
- Church of Thalebra
- St. Elisabeth Church (catholic)
Sons and daughters of the city
- Joachim Manard (Manhard, Manardt) (1564–1637), chronicler of the town
- Ludwig Günther Martini (1647–1719), jurist
- Valentin Ernst LöscherValentin Ernst LöscherValentin Ernst Löscher, was a German orthodox Lutheran theologian....
(1674–1749), theologian, writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images.... - Ernst Ludwig GerberErnst Ludwig GerberErnst Ludwig Gerber was a German composer and author of a famous dictionary of musicians....
(1746–1819), composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, music writer, musicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession.... - Johann Karl WezelJohann Karl WezelJohann Karl Wezel , also Johann Carl Wezel, was a German poet, novelist and philosopher of the Enlightenment.-Life:...
(1747–1819), poet - Johann Friedrich Suckow (1769–1842), musician
- Johann Günther Friedrich Cannabich (1777–1859), geographer
- Rudolf Arzinger, (1922–1970), public international law
- Felix BeckerFelix BeckerFelix Becker was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
(1864–1928), art historian - Thilo IrmischThilo IrmischJohann Friedrich Thilo Irmisch was a 19th century German botanist.Irmisch studied theology, philosophy and natural history at the University of Halle-Wittenberg. He received training in botany from professor D. von Schlechtendal, who later became his friend. From 1855, he taught at the high school...
(1816–1878), botanist - Georg Lewin (1820–1896), DermatologyDermatologyDermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....
, Faculty (university) - Günther Lutze (1840–1930), botanist, HeimatforscherHeimatforscherHeimatforscher, also called Heimatkundler, is a German language description for somebody researching his homeland, home town or region.Most of them are amateurs and autodidacts, covering history-related fields like genealogy, archaeology, geography, meteorology, zoology or botany.See...
, chronicler - Edmund Döring (1860–1938), Heimatforscher
- Carl Moeller (1867–1920), pastor and Heimatforscher
- Ferdinand Schlufter (1871–1948), Major
- Curt Mücke (1885–1940), PainterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
- Regina Miriam BlochRegina Miriam Bloch- Biography :She was born in Sondershausen, Thuringia, and educated in Berlin and London. She was the third child of John Bloch of Egbaston, Birmingham, editor of the German sporting journal Spiel und Sport ....
(1888-1938), writer and poet - Hermann Müller (1891–1984), Heimatforscher
- Karl Krieghoff (1905–1984), local poet
- Kurt Lindner (1906–1987), Science of Hunting
- Werner Schubert (1921–1991), Painter
- Michael Kohl (1929–1981), JuristJuristA jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
, stellv. Außenminister der DDR - Olaf Koch (* 1932), Rector of the High School for Music in Berlin
- Heinz Scharr (* 1924), Visual artsVisual artsThe visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
- Günther Jahn (* 1933), Painter
- Ronald Paris (* 1933), Painter
- Georg Richard LewinGeorg Richard Lewin-Biography:He was born in Sondershausen on April 25, 1820. He died in Berlin on November 1, 1896. He was educated at the universities of Halle and Berlin, graduating as doctor of medicine in 1845. After a postgraduate course at the universities of Vienna, Würzburg, and Paris he settled in Berlin,...
- Vera LengsfeldVera LengsfeldVera Lengsfeld is a German politician, civil rights activist and representative of the German Christian Democratic Union .-Early life:...
(* 1952), PoliticianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making... - Jörg Hoffmann (* 1963), Rennrodler, Olympiasieger von 1988 in Calgary
- Gunda Niemann-StirnemannGunda Niemann-StirnemannGunda Niemann-Stirnemann is a former German speed skater and the most successful speed skater of all time. Born as Gunda Kleemann, she changed her name to Gunda Niemann after her marriage in 1991 to judoka Detlev Niemann. After their divorce in 1995, she kept the name Niemann...
(* 1966), Speed skating - Volker StrübingVolker StrübingVolker Strübing is a German book author and songwriter.- Work :Since 2004 he performs regularly at poetry slams as solo act or as part of Team LSD ....
(* 1971), book author, cabaret artist and songwriter