Sonneberg: Hotels and accommodations
Accommodation in Sonneberg
Sonneberg is located in southern Thuringia between hills and mountains on the southern slope of the Thuringian Forest. You are planning a stay in Sonneberg and would like to book a hotel for it.
Culture and history
The historic market square has been the spatial center of Sonneberg since the late Middle Ages. After the town fire of 1840, the center was rebuilt according to its previous plan, including the Old Town Hall, built in 1844/45. The center also includes historic religious buildings and town houses that have been renovated with great attention to detail.
Sonneberg is associated with toy production and is known as the “Toy Capital of the World.” Before the First World War, around 20 percent of the toys traded on the global market were produced in Sonneberg, mainly through home-based work.
The Sonneberg Observatory stands in the Neufang district on the 638-meter-high Erbisbühl. It was built in the mid-1920s with the support of the Carl Zeiss Foundation.
Sonneberg Castle is located in the immediate vicinity of Sonneberg. The surrounding area is home to Neuhaus Castle, the European Museum of Modern Glass, and the Upper Castle of Mitwitz.
Nature and trails
Loosbrand is located in the immediate vicinity of Sonneberg. Buhler is also located in the surrounding area. Vesteberg and Eckartsberg are located farther away in the wider region.
A 15.1-kilometer circular hiking trail leads around Sonneberg through natural landscapes and past cultural highlights.
Leisure
SonneBad combines a sports and leisure pool with a sauna, fitness studio, physiotherapy, and bistro areas.
Other places: Steinach, Schalkau, Neuhaus Am Rennweg, Steinheid, Mengersgereuth-Hämmern, Spechtsbrunn, Lauscha, Judenbach
To the main travel overview: Sonneberg District.
