Sondershausen

Sondershausen
Location of Sondershausen within Kyffhäuserkreis district
Location of Sondershausen
Sondershausen
Sondershausen
Coordinates: 51°22′N 10°52′E / 51.367°N 10.867°E / 51.367; 10.867
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictKyffhäuserkreis
Subdivisions12
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30) Steffen Grimm (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
201.21 km2 (77.69 sq mi)
Elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
21,183
 • Density105.28/km2 (272.67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99701–99706
Dialling codes03632
Vehicle registrationKYF, ART, SDH
Websitewww.sondershausen.de

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.

Until 1918 it was part of the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.