Sonnenstein () is a municipality in the district of
Eichsfeld The Eichsfeld ( or ; 'Oak-field') is a historical region in the southeast of the state of Lower Saxony (which is called , 'lower Eichsfeld') and northwest of the state of Thuringia (, 'upper Eichsfeld') in the south of the Harz mountains in Germany ...
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Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area.
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, Germany. It was formed by the merger of the previously independent municipalities
Bockelnhagen
Bockelnhagen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Sonnenstein,Holungen
Holungen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Sonnenstein,Jützenbach
Jützenbach is a village and a former municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Sonnenstein,Silkerode
Silkerode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Sonnenstein,Steinrode
Steinrode is a former municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Sonnenstein,Stöckey
Stöckey is a village and a former municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Sonnenstein,Weißenborn-Lüderode
Weißenborn-Lüderode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Sonnenstein,Zwinge
Zwinge is a village and a former municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Sonnenstein,Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011
Statistisches Bundesamt
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The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and analysing statistical informati ...
These municipalities had previously been part of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft''
Eichsfeld-Südharz Eichsfeld-Südharz was a ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("collective municipality") in the district Eichsfeld, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' was in Weißenborn-Lüderode. The ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' was disbande ...
, which was disbanded. The seat of the municipality is in the village Weißenborn-Lüderode.Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde Sonnenstein 6 April 2022. The municipality consists of 8 ''
Ortschaft Ortschaft is a term in German speaking countries for a human settlement. In several states of Germany, it is also used for administrative subdivisions of municipalities. These have been defined in the '' Gemeindeordnung'' or ''Kommunalverfassung'' ...
en'' (municipal divisions): Bockelnhagen (villages Bockelnhagen and Weilrode), Holungen, Jützenbach, Silkerode, Steinrode (villages Werningerode and Epschenrode), Stöckey, Weißenborn-Lüderode and Zwinge.