What is Sonneberg (district)?
{{Infobox German district | name=Landkreis Sonneberg| image_coa=DEU Landkreis Sonneberg COA.svg| state=Thuringia| capital=[[Sonneberg]]| area=433| Kreisschlüssel = 16072| population=66,562| population_as_of=2002| density=154| carsign=SON| url=http://www.lkson.de| map=Thuringia SON.svg |coordinates = {{Coord|50.42|11.17|display=title|format=dms}} }} '''Sonneberg''' is a ''Landkreis'' ([[Rural Districts of Germany|rural district]]) in the south of [[Thuringia]], [[Germany]]. == History == The district was created in [[1868]] when districts were created in [[Saxe-Meiningen]]. In [[1952]] part of the district was incorporated into the newly created district Neuhaus am Rennweg. This district was dissolved again in [[1994]] and the district Sonneberg did regain its old size. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:DEU Landkreis Sonneberg COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms shows symbols of the historic states which make up the territory of the district. In the topleft is the lion as symbol of the county of Meißen. In the top right is the symbol of the Lords of Sonneberg, which includes a sheep scissor. In the bottom left the symbol of the Counts of Schaumberg-Rauenstein; in the bottom right is the coat of arms of [[Saxony]]. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| ! width=50%|Towns ! width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Lauscha]] # [[Neuhaus am Rennweg]] # [[Schalkau]] # [[Sonneberg]] # [[Steinach, Thuringia|Steinach]] || # [[Bachfeld]] # [[Föritztal]] # [[Frankenblick]] # [[Goldisthal]] |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.landkreis-sonneberg.de Official website] (German) {{thuringia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Sonneberg Rural District| ]] [[Category:1868 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:1860s establishments in Germany]]