Sondershausen is a town in Thuringia, central Germany, capital of the Kyffhäuserkreis district, situated about 50 km (30 mi) north of Erfurt. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Schernberg was merged with Sondershausen.
Sondershausen PalaceMarketplace with "Alte Wache" and castleView over the marketplaceLook over the town, StockhausenPalaceSt. Matthias Church in Stockhausen
Geography
Sondershausen is situated in North Thuringia and lies in a 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. The town is surrounded by mixed forests, dominated by beech.
Sondershausen Palace houses a large museum with three different exhibit areas. Special exhibits are the "Golden Coach" [de], the only one of its kind in Germany, and the legendary bronze figurine "Püstrich" [de]. There are special guided tours of the palace's storage depot, cellar, tower, and park.
Other places of interest include a former mine under the city, and a Jewish bath from the 14th century.
Buildings
Sondershausen Palace, with natural history and antiquarian collections. Built as a palace during the Renaissance, expanding from an earlier fort, it was later expanded further in a Baroque style (1764–1771). Especially noteworthy are the "Blue Hall" and the gardens.
The previous 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"
Main building of the "Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Sondershausen" (a grammar school)
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