Sonnenstein (municipality)

Basic data
State :	Thuringia
County :	Eichsfeld
Height :	240 m above sea level NHN
Area :	94.69 km 2
Residents:	4505 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	48 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	37345
Primaries :	036072, 036077, 036337
License plate :	EIC, HIG, WBS
Community key :	16 0 61 117
LOCODE :	DE GSO
Rural community division:	11 districts , one monastery
Address of the ; rural community administration:	Bahnhofstrasse 12 ; 37345 Sunstone
Website :	www.gemeinde-sonnenstein.de
Mayor :	Margit Ertmer (Free Voters)
Location of the rural community Sonnenstein (municipality) in the district of Eichsfeld

The municipality of Sonnenstein is a rural municipality in the north of the Eichsfeld district in Thuringia . The seat of the municipal administration is Weißenborn-Lüderode .

geography

location

Weißenborn-Lüderode

The rural community of Sonnenstein is located in the southern foreland of the Harz Mountains directly on the state border with Lower Saxony . Neighboring communities are Herzberg am Harz and Bad Lauterberg in Harz in the district of Göttingen in the north, Hohenstein in the district of Nordhausen in the east, Am Ohmberg , Haynrode , Leinefelde-Worbis , Brehme and Ecklingerode in the district of Eichsfeld in the south and Duderstadt in the district of Göttingen in the west.

The rural community is named after the Sonnenstein , a 486 meter high mountain near Holungen. A so-called “Skywalk” was built on this mountain top in 2017. It is a walkway with a glass bottom. This is 14 meters long and rises a good 9 meters above the cliffs of the Sonnenstein. This created a new tourist attraction in the community. Sonnenstein is located around 45 kilometers east of Göttingen and around 30 kilometers west of Nordhausen .

Rural community division

The municipality of Sonnenstein consists of the following eight localities (the population on June 30, 2019 in brackets):

Community structure

Bockelnhagen with the districts Bockelnhagen (286 E.) and Weilrode (70 E.)
Holungen (809 E.)
Jützenbach (480 E.)
Silkerode (355 E.)
Steinrode with the districts Epschenrode (121 E.) and Werningerode (357 E.)
Stockey (394 E.)
Weißenborn-Lüderode (1299 E.) with the district of Kloster Gerode and
Clamp (373 E.)

history

Sonnenstein was formed on December 1, 2011 from the merger of the communities of Bockelnhagen , Holungen , Jützenbach , Silkerode , Steinrode , Stöckey , Weißenborn-Lüderode and Zwinge . The locations were already functionally united in the Eichsfeld-Südharz administrative community.

Population development
year	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Residents	4824	4786	4714	4653	4622	4575	4556	4531	4505

Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

politics

Municipal council

The last municipal council elections on April 22, 2012 , May 25, 2014 and May 26, 2019 had the following results:

Parties and constituencies		% 2012	Seats 2012	% 2014	Seats 2014	% 2019	Seats 2019	Local elections 2019 Turnout: 68.8% % 60 50 40 30th 20th 10 0 57.4% 42.6% CDU FW
CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	48.5	8th	56.8	9	57.4	9
FW	Free voters	48.9	8th	43.2	7th	42.6	7th
GREEN	Alliance 90 / The Greens	02.5	0	-	-	-	-
total		100	16	100	16	100	16
voter turnout		60.0%		63.6%		68.8%

coat of arms

The coat of arms that the rural community now wields shows a green mountain on a blue background, on top of which is a black cross, which is framed by a golden sun.

Web links

Commons : Sonnenstein (Eichsfeld) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics ( help on this ).
↑ [1] , Skywalk near Holungen on thueringen24.de
↑ StBA: Area changes from January 1st to December 31st, 2011
↑ The election results at www.wahlen.thueringen.de
↑ Article “New local council in Sonnenstein elected” in the Thuringian General
^ 2014 municipal council elections in Thuringia - Sonnenstein , accessed on September 12, 2018
^ Community of Sonnenstein - City Council Election 2019 , accessed on October 8, 2019

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-TH-1] Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics ( help on this ).

[SonnensteinSkywalk-2] [1] , Skywalk near Holungen on thueringen24.de

[3] StBA: Area changes from January 1st to December 31st, 2011

[4] The election results at www.wahlen.thueringen.de

[5] Article “New local council in Sonnenstein elected” in the Thuringian General

[6] 2014 municipal council elections in Thuringia - Sonnenstein , accessed on September 12, 2018

[7] Community of Sonnenstein - City Council Election 2019 , accessed on October 8, 2019