Why visit Sondershausen
Townapedia lists 58 museums and landmarks, 31 parks and trails, 63 places to eat, 13 places to stay and 96 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Haus der Kunst Sondershausen, Bismarckturm Auleben, Schloss Sondershausen and Spatenbergturm.
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About Sondershausen
Sondershausen (German pronunciation: [ˈzɔndɐsˌhaʊzn̩] ) 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.
From the Wikipedia article Sondershausen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do96
Haus der Kunst Sondershausen
Cinema and theater · 0.7 km
Spielstätte des Loh-Orchesters Sondershausen
1 Im Loh, Sondershausen
84 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks58
Erlebnisbergwerk Glückauf Sondershausen
Monument and historic site · 3.1 km
20 Schachtstraße, Sondershausen
Tu-Sa 10:00-14:00
Petersenschacht
Monument and historic site · 1.6 km
Technical monument
Ehrenmal des Sondershäuser Verbandes
Monument and historic site · 1.3 km
46 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds31
Sportzentrum am Göldner - Fußballstadion
Sports field and stadium · 0.7 km
Am Sportzentrum, Sondershausen
19 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes63
Jagdschloss Possen
Restaurant · German, Regional, Wild Court · 3.5 km
1 Possen, Sondershausen
Su-Th 10:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-21:00
Syrtaki
Restaurant · Greek
2 Markt, Sondershausen
Tu-Sa 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:30; Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-21:00
Gasthaus "Stille Liebe"
Restaurant · German · 1.7 km
1 Hammatalstraße, Sondershausen
Tu-Sa 17:00-00:00; Su 11:00-00:00; Mo off
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Hachel-Quelle
Restaurant · German · 7.1 km
5 Lindenstraße, Kyffhäuserland
Mo,We 09:00-10:00,16:30-19:00; Th 16:30-19:00; Fr...
La Voglia
Restaurant · Italian, Mediterranean
3 Markt, Sondershausen
Tu-We 11:00-14:30, 17:00-22:00; Th-Sa 11:00-14:30, 17:00-23:00; Su...
Mary’s Restaurant und Bar
Restaurant · Regional, Catering, Eventcatering, Auf Wunsch · 8.0 km
1 Oberspierstraße, Hohenebra
Zur Sonne
Restaurant
11 Conrad-Röntgen-Straße, Sondershausen
Mo-Fr 19:00-22:00
51 more on the map.
Where to stay13
Pension und Reiterhof Nucke
Motel and hotel · 1.2 km
19 Gerhart-Hauptmann-Straße, Sondershausen
Churches and places of worship25
St. Matthias
Church · Lutheran · 1.6 km
1 Pfarrer-Carl-Moeller-Straße, Sondershausen
St. Elisabeth
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.8 km
1 Elisabethplatz, Sondershausen
St. Johannes
Church · Protestant · 6.5 km
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße, Sondershausen
Shopping23
Gas and EV charging14
Schools, colleges and libraries20
Staatliches Berufsschulzentrum Sondershausen - Schulteil 1
School
22 Alexander-Puschkin-Promenade, Sondershausen
Healthcare7
Apotheke in Heringen
Clinic and pharmacy · 8.6 km
46 Straße der Einheit, Heringen/Helme
Map of Sondershausen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 44 km away.
- Sömmerda 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
- Sangerhausen 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Bad Lauterberg im Harz 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
- Thale 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Erfurt 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Duderstadt 45 km west, about 45 min by car
- Blankenburg 47 km north, about 47 min by car
- Herzberg am Harz 49 km northwest, about 49 min by car
- Eisleben Lutherstadt 50 km east, about 50 min by car
- Quedlinburg 50 km north, about 50 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Stadtzentrum-Sondershausen, Karl-Heinz Herrmann, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Sondershausen Gedenktafel Gerber, Katanga, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen Haus Gerber, Katanga, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteine in Sondershausen, Uwe Rohwedder, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alte Post Sondershausen - Eingangstür, Bob Goedert, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lohstraße 8-10, 99706 Sondershausen, Thüringen 06, Kai Kemmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lohstraße 8-10, 99706 Sondershausen, Thüringen 05, Kai Kemmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sondershausen, Blick von der Hauptstraße zum Turm der Trinitatiskirche, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Lohstraße 8-10, 99706 Sondershausen, Thüringen 03, Kai Kemmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lohstraße 8-10, 99706 Sondershausen, Thüringen 04, Kai Kemmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sondershausen, der Musikantenbrunnen, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Lohstraße 8-10, 99706 Sondershausen, Thüringen 02, Kai Kemmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lohstraße 8-10, 99706 Sondershausen, Thüringen 01, Kai Kemmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sondershausen, die Hauptstraße, Blick zum Rathaus, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Westfassade-Schloss-Sondershausen, ReinerZufall08, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stubengass 2 (Sondershausen) - panoramio (cropped), Gottfried Hoffmann -…, CC BY 3.0
- Sondershausen Marktplatz - panoramio - Gottfried Hoffmann -…, Gottfried Hoffmann -…, CC BY 3.0
- Sondershausen, Schloss, der Schlosshof-2, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen, Westflügel des Schlosses, Bild 2, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen, Haus Markt 3 (Restaurant La Voglia), Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen, das Rathaus, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen, Schlosshof mit Brunnen, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen Schloßpark - panoramio, Gottfried Hoffmann -…, CC BY 3.0
- Westliche-Hofseite-Schloss-Sondershausen, ReinerZufall08, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sondershausen, die ehemalige Posthalterei, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen, die Hauptstraße, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen, Schloss, die Kapelle, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen, Schloss, Apotheke, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen, Schloss, blauer Salon-1, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen, Schloss, blauer Salon-2, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen Marktplatz - panoramio, Gottfried Hoffmann -…, CC BY 3.0
- Sondershausen, die Alte Wache, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Sondershausen, Schlosshof, nordwestliche Ecle, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Christiane Emilie Antonie von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen um 1705, Ralf Moses, CC0
- Sondershausen, Schloss, der Brunnen, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Schloss Sondershausen - Flickr - Tobi NDH, Tobias Nordhausen from Sondershausen, Deutschland, CC BY 2.0
- Sondershausen, Haus Markt 4, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Spiegelung in Barbarossahöhle- Thüringen...IMG 6878WI, Kora27, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial image of Schloss Sondershausen (view from the southwest), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gymnasium SDH, HieRo GlyPhe, Public domain
- Frauenberg SDH1, HieRo GlyPhe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sondershausen Possen, Krajo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sondershausen mkt-ft, Morethantv, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Jewish cemetery Immenrode 03, Aschroet, CC0
- Jewish cemetery Sondershausen, Krajo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rondell SDH1, Krajo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche St. Matthias Stockhausen (Sondershausen), HieRo GlyPhe, CC BY 3.0
- Schloss Heringen Helme 2015, GFHund, CC BY 4.0
- Aerial image of Schlosspark Sondershausen (view from the southwest), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sondershausen Trinitatiskirche 1, Krajo at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche Jechaburg, HieRo GlyPhe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Berka (Sondershausen) Kirche, Wikswat, CC BY 3.0
- Kleinfurra Kirche, Wikswat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- GroßfurraKirche2, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SDH-Elisabeth2, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bismarcksturm Auleben, MatzeFelt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haus der Kunst SDH, HieRo GlyPhe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche Oberspier, Wikswat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hohenebra Gloria Deo 01, ErwinMeier, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche Thalebra, Wikswat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- HeringenKirche, Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche Schernberg, Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bismarckturm SDH1, Krajo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Feuerkuppe 2005-07-02, Michael Köhler, CC BY 4.0
- Street-level photo, escada, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, surveyor99, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, surveyor99, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bejotel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bejotel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, RainerG, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, escada, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ManuelH, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, RainerG, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bitnapper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tian, CC BY-SA 4.0
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